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Dulles says West is ready to offer USSR security assurances against united Ger in NATO, s, UN Assembly
his whereabouts in doubt; Paraguayan officials say he is still aboard gunboat; Provisional Pres Lonardi pledges Peron all Const guarantees; says his only interest is to bar Peron from again harming nation
NYCTA repts it is getting rid of last lines, all in Bklyn; Coney Is route to get buses Nov 30; Church Av line to be abandoned when buses are available; McDonald Av to discontinue service when Church does, but will not get buses
Mayor's Traffic Council meets; Wiley proposes 'Operation Crosstown' which would outlaw standing of all vehicles on 1 side of st in ltd Midtown area, require police concentration; Kennedy pledqes support; truck indus seen opposed; Wagner asks for rept within mo; Wiley suggests extending tow-away zones to 4 one-way avs, installing more meters, broadening 10 AM-4 PM restrictions
development of revolt outlined; Army-Navy ties seen stronger than ever; Army sources rept at least 4,000 dead, 12,000 wounded
1955An all-white jury in Mississippi finds Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam not guilty in the torture-murder of 14-year-old African American boy Emmett Till.[†]
Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. Other major cities include Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Biloxi, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Meridian, and Greenville.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]