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Closing s at Big-4 mins conf; with other mins issues conf communique; with Secs Dulles, Macmillan issues statements on disarmament, Ger unity
Israel asks US to sell arms on most lenient terms; Eban gives Under Sec Hoover list; amt and type not divulged
US reprs, Geneva, see Molotov rigidity at Big-4 mins conf a sign that Geneva spirit was proving embarrassing to USSR in its satellite relations
CHICAGO, Nov. 16--Adlai E. Stevenson agreed today to a voter test of his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination in the Minnesota preferential primary next March 20.
Nasser holds US arms to Israel will start arms race; holds US tries to maintain Israeli mil superiority
1955Peter Cox, English singer-songwriter[†]
Peter John Cox is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the English pop duo Go West. As a solo artist, he scored three top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s.
1955Yolanda King, American actress and activist (died 2007)[†]
Yolanda Denise King was an American activist and campaigner for African-American rights and first-born child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, who pursued artistic and entertainment endeavors and public speaking. Her childhood experience was greatly influenced by her father's highly public activism.
1955Dennis Maruk, Ukrainian-Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Dennis John Maruk is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1989, scoring a career-high 60 goals for the Washington Capitals in 1981–82. Maruk is of Ukrainian descent.
1955James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (born 1894)[†]
James Price Johnson was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz. Johnson was a major influence on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, and Fats Waller, who was his student.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]