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Israel will send ship through Canal and consider it 'act of war' if Egypt stops vessel; says it feels free to do so since Users Assn has ended boycott; says France's attitude will be 'poignant factor'; GB silent
recd by Pope
CED rept urges spending curb; says most pressing problem is how to keep spending from rising so fast it soaks up rise in revenues caused by econ growth; lists places where spending can be cut
1957Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (born 1884)[†]
Mariya Ivanovna Vassilieva, better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter and set designer active in Paris.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]