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Defense Dept plans rise in funds for basic research; Research and Engineering Office proposes $150 million a yr
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FHA adjusts discount rates and lifts restriction on including closing costs in mortgage loan; move to spur bldg and curb recession seen; discount changes listed by states
Gavin firm on retiring; Brucker 'reluctantly' approves
Sentenced to serve 15-30 yrs for extortion from 2 stationery cos
1958Rob McClanahan, American ice hockey player[†]
Robert Bruce McClanahan is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1983. McClanahan was a member of the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team that beat the Soviet Union en route to a gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980.
1958Mehmet Ali Ağca, Turkish assassin[†]
Mehmet Ali Ağca is a Turkish hitman and former member of the Grey Wolves. He murdered Abdi İpekçi, a journalist, on 1 February 1979 and was imprisoned. He escaped from prison and travelled illegally to Vatican City on 13 May 1981 to assassinate Pope John Paul II. However, after the failed assassination attempt, he was captured and imprisoned by the Italian police.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]