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September 5, 1955

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Headlines from September 5, 1955

MOROCCANS TO SEE SULTAN IN EXILE; PEACE HOPES RISE; Group to Seek His Approval of Settlement Plan -- Army on Move in Protectorate MOROCCANS TO SEE SULTAN IN EXILE

By Henry Ginigerspecial To the New York Times

peace hopes rise as French-approved delegation leaves to see ex-Sultan; non-party nationalists S Bekkai, Fathmi ben Slimane, Prince Hassan comprise group; Istiqlal and Dem Party of Independence to send separate reprs; some French officials reptdly also left; Boyer reptdly concerned over Berber role in uprisings

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Notable Deaths

Haydn Bunton Sr.

1955Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (born 1911)[†]

Haydn William Bunton was an Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1930s and 1940s.

Historical Context for September 5, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]