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Amb Uvalic (Yugoslavia) and Min Pineau conf; Uvalic says arms were Czech and were bound for Morocco; contests French right to maintain blockade 32 miles off Algeria; Pineau protests Yugoslav action
Govt unexpectedly agrees to repatriate 21 Ger scientists and technicians working at Sukhumi labs since end of World War II; previous unsuccessful W Ger bids for action noted
foreign policy com meets
S Adams suggests Dem (US) were responsible for Communist invasion, s, Minneapolis
Sec McElroy bets Rear Flood US will have operating IRBM in GB by Xmas
1958Hussein Saeed, Iraqi footballer[†]
Hussein Saeed Mohammed is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward and is a former president of the Iraq Football Association. Saeed is in twelfth place in the list of top international goal scorers, with 78 goals. Along with Ahmed Radhi, he is considered to be the best Iraqi player of the 20th century and features in 25th place in Asia's Best Players of the Century list. Hussein's 78 international goals make him currently the Iraqi national team's highest scoring player.
1958Matt Salmon, American politician[†]
Matthew James Salmon is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he retired from office after representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley; he previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district. In 2002, he lost by less than 1% to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive gubernatorial race. He regained a congressional seat in the 2012 election.
1958Sergei Walter, Ukrainian politician (died 2015)[†]
Serhiy Heorhiyovych Valter was a Ukrainian politician. He was the Secretary of the City Council of Melitopol, Ukraine (2002–2010) and Mayor of Melitopol (2010–2015).
1958Michael Wincott, Canadian actor[†]
Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott is a Canadian actor. His deep, raspy voice has often led to his being cast in villainous roles.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]