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Guinan warns 11,000 non-operating workers will quit jobs for 1/2 day to demonstrate outside City Hall; says stoppage will be 1st step in plan for mass action to break deadlock with NYCTA; TWU emergency meeting approves plans; NYCTA 3-yr offer would cost $26.7 million
Council approves, 11-0, Western Big-3 resolution directing Israel and Egypt to cooperate on tighter border controls as recommended by Burns; Lodge warns both sides Council 'expects' cease-fire to be kept; Sir P Dixon (GB) cites need for 'practical arrangements'; H Alphand (France) says technicalities of new controls would be left to opponents and Burns to work out; Ebon cites Israeli view that permanent border pacification can come only with peace settlement; illus; O Loutfi stresses Egyptian cooperation with several Burns proposals; Egypt willing to resume talks with Israel; favors UN resolution; armistice comm condemns both Israel and Egypt for Aug 22 incident
Baltimore and Phila dockers walk out in support of ILA strike, NY Port; Boston and Norfolk dockers due to go out
MIL: Govt reptdly orders Gloster Meteor jet fighters
Justice Hill charges certain weaknesses in schools aggravate delinquency, NYS Temporary Comm on Youth and Delinquency; proposals; Jansen replies
1955John Kricfalusi, Canadian voice actor, animator, director, and screenwriter[†]
Michael John Kricfalusi, known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, and former animator and voice actor. He is the creator of the animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show, which was highly influential on televised animation during the 1990s. From 1989 to 1992, he was heavily involved with the first two seasons of the show in virtually every aspect of its production, including providing the voice of Ren Höek and other characters. In 2009, he won the Inkpot Award.
1955Carl Friedberg, German pianist and educator (born 1872)[†]
Carl Rudolf Hermann Friedberg was a German pianist and teacher of Jewish origin.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]