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9 Douglas A3Ds and 6 Grumman F9F-8s make non-stop flights from W Coast to fields near Portsmouth, Va, as part of carrier Forrestal commissioning fete; weather hampers Portsmouth flyover
Sultan ben Moulay Arafa leaves power in hands of cousin M Abdallah ben Moulay Abdel Hafid as Regent; does not renounce throne; flies to Tangier; illus with Boyer; French Cabinet decides to implement French pol plan despite Boyer's permitting ben Moulay Arafa to delegate power; Min July says situation does not exclude council formation; nationalists reject joining Govt while Regent holds power; France issues policy declaration setting basis for new French-Moroccan relations; large measure of autonomy in cooperation with France pledged; French to have technicians in Govt, keep control of foreign and defense affairs; insist on reciprocal pol, econ, adm, judicial rights; nationalists oppose French pol rights; declaration avoids ref to eventual Moroccan independence
Says Bones LaBoyne, who books the mounts for Eddie Arcaro, "When the money's there, Eddie's there."
US officials, after Stassen sees Sobolev, believe USSR will accept Eisenhower plan as step to disarmament; Stassen says subcom talks give USSR, others better understanding of plan; USSR seen convinced plan is not 'trick,'
Come what may in this whirling world series, it stands today as a fresh struggle.
1955Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer[†]
Philip Oakey is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.
1955William R. Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (born 1881)[†]
William Robert Orthwein was an American sportsman, attorney, business executive and political activist. He was an Olympic bronze medalist in both water polo and the 4x50 freestyle swimming relay at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]