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February 7, 1958

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Headlines from February 7, 1958

SCHOOLS TO EXPEL PUPILS ACCUSED OF BREAKING LAW; Board Says 'Other Agencies' Must Provide Custody -- Acts to Shield Innocent OLD POLICY IS REVERSED Justice Fears Children Will Be Forced Into Streets While Awaiting Trials SCHOOLS TO EXPEL ACCUSED PUPILS

By Edith Evans Asbury

Educ Bd orders suspension of pupils charged with violating law involving violence or insubordination; says other pub agencies must care for violent; Justice Hill warns judges are forced to free delinquents pending decisions on cases; Youth House dir, Correction Dept repr views; Mrs Sands of Bd says Supt will decide on insubordination cases; Wagner surprised by Bd order; R A Dougherty to survey pub information services in system to gain fuller pub understanding of crisis; jury asks support for teachers and principals enforcing discipline, presentment; says Bd estimate that less than 1% of school population consists of problem children means nearly 10,000 are disruptive

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Notable Births

Giuseppe Baresi

1958Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager[†]

Giuseppe Baresi is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender or as a defensive midfielder. He currently works as a technical assistant at Inter Milan. Baresi spent the majority of his 18-year career with Inter, before retiring in 1994 after two seasons with Modena. With Inter, he won two Serie A titles and the UEFA Cup, among other trophies, and also served as the team's captain. At international level, he represented the Italy national team on 18 occasions between 1979 and 1986, taking part at UEFA Euro 1980, where they finished in fourth place, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. His younger brother, Franco Baresi, also a defender, served as captain for city rivals A.C. Milan and the Italy national side.

Terry Marsh (boxer)

1958Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician[†]

Terry Marsh is an English former professional boxer who was an undefeated world champion in the light welterweight division.

Matt Ridley

1958Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician[†]

Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to its nationalisation.

Historical Context for February 7, 1958

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