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Financial failure seen for most theatres and film makers if trend of interest in old films on TV continues to rise, B Crowther on secret rept prepared by Sindlinger & Co for Amer Theatre Owners
A P Kirby seen new chmn; career; por
Sen E Kefauver denounces Presidential asst Adams for blaming ex-Pres Truman and Dems for US lag; blames lag on Pres Eisenhower and unnamed Defense Sec
2d attempt to launch test satellite suspended after 4-day effort because of mech troubles; pre-flight countdown reptdly came within sees of firing; bad weather, troubles inherent in use of liquid fuels blamed; Vanguard illus on flight line
subcom leaders reaffirm determination for thorough hearing; Harris comments; decision to follow Harris probe plans rather than Schwartz plans caused flareup because of implications that investigators wanted to shy from FCC; Comr Bartley is nephew of Speaker Rayburn, 1 of prime movers of probe; Eisenhower counsel G Morgan, before Schwartz apptmt, called NYU Dean Niles on his qualifications; they comment
1958James Grippando, American lawyer and author[†]
James Grippando is an American novelist and lawyer best known as the 2017 winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.
1958Alan Milburn, English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[†]
Alan Milburn is a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 1992 to 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he served for five years in the Cabinet, first as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Health until 2003, when he resigned. He briefly rejoined the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in order to manage Labour's 2005 re-election campaign. He did not seek re-election in the 2010 election. Milburn was chair of the Social Mobility Commission from 2012 to 2017. Since 2015, he has been Chancellor of Lancaster University.
1958Susanna Thompson, American actress[†]
Susanna Thompson is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films Little Giants (1994), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Random Hearts (1999) and Dragonfly (2002). On television, she played Dr. Lenara Kahn in the episode "Rejoined" in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995), the Borg Queen in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager (1999–2000), Karen Sammler on the drama series Once and Again (1999–2002), and Moira Queen on the series Arrow (2012–2020).
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]