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October 29, 1955

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Headlines from October 29, 1955

10 Egyptians Killed, Israeli Raiders Say; EGYPTIANS KILLED IN ISRAELIS' RAID

By Harry Gilroyspecial To the New York Times

Israel repts 10 Egyptians killed in Kuntilla raid, 17 army trucks destroyed, small arms captured; Israeli spokesman repts raid was to show Egyptian attacks will bring reprisals; Egypt repts 5 Egyptians killed; Nasser conf with Maj Gen Amer on reptd movements of Israeli troops in Negeb; Israel repts 2 Egyptian companies enter Israeli territory, el Auja area

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Fund for Republic Bows to Critics, Will Revise Bibliography on Reds; FUND WILL REVISE RED BIBLIOGRAPHY

By Russell Porter

Fund's Bibliography on the Communist Program in the US sharply attacked for its alleged omissions of important anti-Communist writers and works; Fund aide Freeman says study will be made on form of revision, with Prof Rossiter as dir; Rossiter says Prof Sutherland, who headed project, should not be criticized; Bibliography pub in Jan; Prof P Taft lr to Rossiter says Fund deserves 'vote of thanks from Communist party'; charges 'outrageous performance' and 'distortion by omission'; J T Farrell charges 'inexcusable sloppiness,' assails omissions; Dr Sessions, in article in New Leader, lists authors who have been omitted; says there was either incompetence or an anti- anti-Communist attitude; raises question whether Sutherland had checked pol background of aides; Sutherland replies that he int all who worked on project, vouches for their integrity; stresses vast anti-Communist literature; says complete bibliography is impossible

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Notable Births

Kevin DuBrow

1955Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer-songwriter (died 2007)[†]

Kevin Mark DuBrow was an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until 1987, and again from 1993 until his death in 2007.

Historical Events

Italian battleship Giulio Cesare

1955The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.[†]

Giulio Cesare was one of three Conte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Italian Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914, she was little used and saw no combat during the First World War. The ship supported operations during the Corfu Incident in 1923 and spent much of the rest of the decade in reserve. She was rebuilt between 1933 and 1937 with more powerful guns, additional armor and considerably more speed than before.

Historical Context for October 29, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]