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January 6, 1958

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Headlines from January 6, 1958

France Sends Troops to Crush Red-Led Uprising in Cameroons; Acts to Prevent New 'Algeria' in African Territory Where Rebels Burned 60 Villages FRANCE COMBATS CAMEROONS RISING

By the United Press

French Min Chaban-Delmas sends troop reinforcements at Premier M'Bida request to crush Communist-led uprising by Union des Populations du Comeroun; 800 rebels under R Um Nyobe reptdly take refuge in Bamileke and Sanaga-Maratime area; map; 60 villages burned, villagers slain

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Notable Births

Shlomo Glickstein

1958Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player[โ€ ]

Shlomo Glickstein is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

Historical Context for January 6, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[โ€ ]