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February 11, 1958
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from February 11, 1958
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ECONOMISTS DOUBT FALL PROSPERITY; But Panel of 5 Tells Congress the Nation May Then Be in a Recovery Phase ECONOMISTS DOUBT FALL PROSPERITY
5 economists, including Galbraith and Chandler, doubt recovery by fall unless Govt takes further action, Cong com; differ on course of action
TUNISIA TO PRESS FOR ACTION BY U.N. ON FRENCH ATTACK; But Envoy Assures Dulles Move in Security Council Will Be 'Constructive'
Slim tells Dulles Tunisia makes 'constructive' appeal to UN Security Council, not mere protest; White House says Eisenhower had directed Dulles to see Alphand and asked for 1st-hand rept; Adm officials pleased with Tunisian desire to solve border issue rather than aggravate dispute with France; seek means to limit damage to US prestige; Sens Knowland and Morse express sympathy for Tunisia; damaged IRC truck illus
New Navy Rocket-Shot Torpedo Parachutes to Sea to Hunt Foe; NAVY DISCLOSES ROCKET TORPEDO
USN announces development of anti-submarine, sonar-guided torpedo that is shot from track attached to standard naval gun mount and parachutes into sea; device now operational; launching illus
Notable Deaths
1958Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (born 1879)[โ ]
Alfred Ernest Jones was a Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst. A lifelong friend and colleague of Sigmund Freud from their first meeting in 1908, he became his official biographer. Jones was the first English-speaking practitioner of psychoanalysis and became its leading exponent in the English-speaking world. As President of both the International Psychoanalytical Association and the British Psycho-Analytical Society in the 1920s and 1930s, Jones exercised a formative influence in the establishment of their organisations, institutions and publications.
Historical Context for February 11, 1958
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[โ ]