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January 12, 1958

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Headlines from January 12, 1958

THE HOLIDAYER'S WORLD STILL GLOWS HAPPILY

By -P. J. C. F

THIS is the beginning of the year for everyone else, a time for book-balancing, soul-searching and economic self-analysis, but for the travel and resort folk it is already the middle of the winter season. This chronological aberration is a bit of good fortune for the travel industry because, while its season anticipates the calendar, its booms and its recessions lag a few months behind the indices for the rest of the nation's economy.

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Notable Births

Christiane Amanpour

1958Christiane Amanpour, English-Iranian journalist[†]

Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour, CNN's The Amanpour Hour on Saturdays and Amanpour & Company on PBS.. She also hosts Christiane Amanpour Presents The Ex-Files with her ex-husband James Rubin on Global

1958Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Curtis Martin Fraser is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1978-79 and 1989-90. He featured in the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Canucks.

Notable Deaths

Charles Hatfield

1958Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (born 1875)[†]

Charles Mallory Hatfield was an American "rainmaker".

Historical Context for January 12, 1958

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