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January 17, 1958

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PEARSON TO LEAD CANADA LIBERALS; Wins 1,074 Votes to Martin's 305 -- New Chief Assails Conservative Regime

By Raymond Daniell

Elected Liberal party chief; illus

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Five Months of I. G. Y. Uncover Secrets of Earth, Sea and Space; First Report Lists New Data on Cosmic Rays and Air and Ocean Currents I. G. Y. CASTS LIGHT ON EARTH SECRETS

By Walter Sullivan

Findings on various phenomena in 1st 5 mos of IGY studies revd

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BRITISH BID SOVIET JOIN IN TALKS NOW; Macmillan Letter Asks Arms Conferences of Experts

By Drew Middleton

Macmillan urges USSR show good faith by joining with Western experts to set controls for nuclear test ban and to bar surprise attacks, lr to Bulganin; cautious an nuclear-free zone

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CONVAIR DOUBTS U.S. WILL PRODUCE ICBM BY END OF '59; Pentagon Forecast Is Called 'Too Optimistic' by Aides of Missile Concern

By John D. Morris

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DULLES PROPOSES BOARD TO CONTROL OUTER SPACE USE; Says Bulganin 'Should Jump at Chance' to Prove His Peaceful Intentions FAVORS TOP-LEVEL TALK But He Calls for Careful Preparation to Avoid Beguiling Platitudes DULLES PROPOSES OUTER SPACE UNIT

By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times

Urges internatl comm to insure use of outer space for peaceful purposes, s, Natl Press Club; answers queries

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1958Tony Kouzarides, English biologist, cancer researcher^[†]

Sir Tony Kouzarides is an English biologist who is a senior group leader at the Gurdon Institute, a founding non-executive director of Abcam and a Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Cambridge.

Historical Context for January 17, 1958

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

Headlines from January 17, 1958

PEARSON TO LEAD CANADA LIBERALS; Wins 1,074 Votes to Martin's 305 -- New Chief Assails Conservative Regime

Five Months of I. G. Y. Uncover Secrets of Earth, Sea and Space; First Report Lists New Data on Cosmic Rays and Air and Ocean Currents I. G. Y. CASTS LIGHT ON EARTH SECRETS

BRITISH BID SOVIET JOIN IN TALKS NOW; Macmillan Letter Asks Arms Conferences of Experts

CONVAIR DOUBTS U.S. WILL PRODUCE ICBM BY END OF '59; Pentagon Forecast Is Called 'Too Optimistic' by Aides of Missile Concern

DULLES PROPOSES BOARD TO CONTROL OUTER SPACE USE; Says Bulganin 'Should Jump at Chance' to Prove His Peaceful Intentions FAVORS TOP-LEVEL TALK But He Calls for Careful Preparation to Avoid Beguiling Platitudes DULLES PROPOSES OUTER SPACE UNIT

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Historical Context for January 17, 1958