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illus at UN Assembly
Dulles, after hosp-room conf with Eisenhower, is cautiously hopeful on Geneva
NY group dinner; Nixon, others s
Pres Econ Advisors Council 3d qr rept finds state and local spending on rise, reaching yrly rate of $30.1 billion
The State Insurance Department is asking applicants for licenses if they have ever been members of 130 organizations that have been listed as Communist or Fascist.
1955Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor[†]
Thomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is best known for his film scores, earning accolades of six Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Film Awards, and 15 nominations for Academy Awards.
1955David Profumo, English author and academic[†]
David John Profumo, FRSL, is an English novelist.
1955Aaron Pryor, American boxer (died 2016)[†]
Aaron Pryor was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 to 1985. Additionally, he held the Ring magazine title from 1980 to 1983, and the lineal title from 1983 to 1986.
1955Sheldon Whitehouse, American politician[†]
Sheldon Whitehouse is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2007 as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1998 as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island and from 1999 to 2003 as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island. In 2006, he was elected to the Senate, defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. He was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]