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R Watts, B Miller, W G Witthoft
Sultan sees new era of freedom and independence dawning, s, Rabat; vows friendship for France; says new Govt will negotiate ties; gets Eisenhower message from Min Holmes; asserts amity with US; invites Eisenhower to visit Morocco
cites order, Estimate Bd hearing; Boro Pres Jack hails it
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 18-- Forty-six persons on a plane carrying service men home for Thanksgiving survived a flaming crash early today. But the twenty-seven others, twenty-six of them G. I.'s, died in the wreckage.
US backs Eden on mediation but not on border compromise
1955Sam Hamm, American screenwriter and producer[†]
Sam Hamm is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. Hamm is known for writing the initial drafts of the screenplay for the 1989 Batman movie before those duties were handed over to Warren Skaaren. He also received a story credit for Batman Returns.
1955Marquis James, American journalist and author (born 1891)[†]
Marquis James was an American author and journalist, twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his works The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston and The Life of Andrew Jackson.
1955National Review publishes its first issue.[†]
National Review is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief is Rich Lowry, and its editor is Ramesh Ponnuru.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]