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A H Dean resigns as dir, reptdly for policy reasons; bd chmn Hoffman hails him; says he was present in Sept when dirs, replying to Collins, reaffirmed faith in Fund's aims and work; H S Ashmore leaves as dir; cites new post as aide to A E Stevenson; Wagner says Legion is pleased by Dean resignation
Gulick sees Kennedy eventually participating, news conf; says Kennedy is not opposed to TV if his special problems are considered; says he is same as any comr and can be ousted if Wagner wishes; makes pub Kennedy lr 'respectfully' urging Police Dept be exempt from order; outlines Wagner orders to com; says rules will be drafted only after talks with comrs and communications experts; sees NYC meriting payments if no legal obstacles exist; sees study lasting until Jan; com holds orgn meeting
Acheson holds Dems as party more capable than Repubs of conducting US foreign affairs, article in Harper's Magazine to be pub later in book
net income, Jan-Sept, it record $912,887,537, more man for any full yr in co history; seen exceeding $1 billion, '55
Pineau charges Govt is unable to settle problems, Assembly debate on his no-confidence motion
1955Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California[†]
Debra Lynn Bowen is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]