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Sagan, F: A Certain Smile
re-elected Dem Natl Com Chmn; illus
leaders arriving in San Francisco stress conv is open; tone set by Nixon call for 'free choice'; Herter arrives with lr for Conv Chmn Martin withdrawing name if nominated; Bridges comments on repts Langlie, M C Smith, Thornton may be proposed for VP; says conv is open in theory
Gilchrist repts progress in hunt for person who ordered and paid for attack an Riesel; silent on details; C Carlino (not related to J Carlino) held as material witness; said to be friend of Miranti and J Carlino; beer truck driver F Mischner found slain, NYC; knew Telvi; H F Drescher sought; link with Riesel case discounted by police; Fed grand jury meets; Gilchrist silent on repts that J Dioguardi (Dio) testified; Cruz to be questioned; NYC Asst Dist Atty Scotti says rept by med examiner gave no indication that Telvi had been scarred by acid burns; says description of attacker by Riesel and his sec do not fit Telvi; Dist Atty Office reptd ruffled by Fed action in case; Scotti urges FBI make its data available to Dist Atty; Gilchrist pledges cooperation; warrants issued to extradite Moores
6 Southern delegations to Repub Resolutions Com revolt against rights plank; Bush sees com seeking plank inoffensive to South
1956Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer[â ]
Adam Arkin is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as three primetime Emmys, four SAG Awards, and a DGA Award. In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for My Louisiana Sky. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on Monk. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in Life. Beginning in 1990, he had a recurring guest role on Northern Exposure playing the angry, paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, in Sons of Anarchy and Principal Ed Gibb in 8 Simple Rules (2003â2005). His brother Matthew is also an actor, as was his father, Alan Arkin.
1956JosĂ© RubĂ©n Zamora, Guatemalan journalist[â ]
JosĂ© RubĂ©n Zamora MarroquĂn is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers: Siglo Veintiuno in 1990, El PeriĂłdico in 1996, and Nuestro Diario in 1998. He has been threatened and attacked on several occasions for his work, including being held hostage in his home in 2003 and being kidnapped and beaten in 2008.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[â ]