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September 7, 1955

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Headlines from September 7, 1955

G.O.P. LEADER SEES SAME TICKET IN '56; Party Chairmen at Campaign School Concur -- Nixon Makes Plea for Unity G.O.P. LEADER SEES SAME TICKET IN '56

By Allen Druryspecial To the New York Times

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FORD FOUNDATION GIVES $20,000,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; Carnegie, Sears-Roebuck and Time Add Grants to Assist College Students UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE 25,000 High Schools Will Be Asked to Help in Annual Selection of Scholars NEW PLAN SETS UP VAST COLLEGE AID

By Benjamin Fine

formed, largest ind coll scholarship program of kind in US; Ford Foundation gives $20 million, largest single grant ever made for such purposes; Carnegie Corp gives $500,000, Sears-Roebuck $600,000 and Time Inc $30,000; others plan gifts; business, indus invited to join; $10 million to be spent at $1 million a yr for 4-yr grants, $8 million will be used over 10 yrs to match funds given for more scholarships; $2.5 million will be used for adm; colls will get part of scholarship awards, winners will have right to choose inst; other features; bd pres Stalnaker on program aims; L Bell is bd chmn; dirs listed; hdqrs in Evanston, Ill

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Reporter Is Queried On Security 'Leaks'; REPORTER ASKED ABOUT 2 'LEAKS'

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

FBI questions newsman C Roberts on Nov 5 repts in Washington Post and Times-Herald on US-Nationalist China mutual security pact, probe of 'leaks' from Natl Security Council; Roberts silent on rept sources

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STRIKE ISSUE UP ON DOCKS TODAY; I. L. A. Head to Put Refusal of Governors to Intervene Up to the Rank-and-File STRIKE ISSUE UP ON DOCKS TODAY

By Unknown Author

ILA leaders to put strike issue to rank-and-file vote; fail to reach decision themselves; unable to win intercession by Govs; Meyner scores union; defends Comm; leaders seen hesitant to defy '54 NYS Sup Ct strike injunction

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U. S. ASKS RESTUDY OF ENTIRE ISSUE OF ARMS CONTROL; Would Include Atom Bomb 'Delivery Methods' Planned by Both U. S. and Soviet U. S. ASKS RESTUDY OF ARMS CONTROL

By Lindesay Parrottspecial To the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Sept. 6 -- The United States called today for a new study of the whole question of inspection and control of nuclear and conventional weapons.

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1955Mira Furlan, Croatian-American actress (died 2021)^[†]

Mira Furlan was a Croatian-American actress and singer. Internationally, she was best known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998), and as Danielle Rousseau in Lost (2004–2010), and also appeared in multiple award-winning films such as When Father Was Away on Business (1985) and The Abandoned (2010).

Historical Context for September 7, 1955

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

Headlines from September 7, 1955

G.O.P. LEADER SEES SAME TICKET IN '56; Party Chairmen at Campaign School Concur -- Nixon Makes Plea for Unity G.O.P. LEADER SEES SAME TICKET IN '56

FORD FOUNDATION GIVES $20,000,000 FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; Carnegie, Sears-Roebuck and Time Add Grants to Assist College Students UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE 25,000 High Schools Will Be Asked to Help in Annual Selection of Scholars NEW PLAN SETS UP VAST COLLEGE AID

Reporter Is Queried On Security 'Leaks'; REPORTER ASKED ABOUT 2 'LEAKS'

STRIKE ISSUE UP ON DOCKS TODAY; I. L. A. Head to Put Refusal of Governors to Intervene Up to the Rank-and-File STRIKE ISSUE UP ON DOCKS TODAY

U. S. ASKS RESTUDY OF ENTIRE ISSUE OF ARMS CONTROL; Would Include Atom Bomb 'Delivery Methods' Planned by Both U. S. and Soviet U. S. ASKS RESTUDY OF ARMS CONTROL

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