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Will not seek re-election; says he so promised wife in '52; cites her illness, other factors; influence in Sen noted; Gov Almond, Va Legis tributes; Legis urges reconsideration; por; son may be successor
Govt objects to Dulles comments; warns outside powers not to meddle
Summerfield tells Sen com plan would spur natl econ; says it is not pub works program; Sens Johnston, Neuberger and Kerr hold it does not do enough
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -Representative Oren Harris, angry over charges that a House subcommittee was ready to "whitewash" its study of Federal agencies, promised tonight "the most thorough investigation Capitol Hill has ever seen."
1958Pernilla August, Swedish actress[â ]
Pernilla August, also known as Pernilla Ăstergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Ăstergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his film The Best Intentions. She is best known internationally for portraying Shmi Skywalker in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode I â The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II â Attack of the Clones.
1958Ăivind Elgenes, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and composer[â ]
Ăivind Elgenes alias "Elg" is a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer, known from a series of recordings and as front figure of the Norwegian band Dance with a Stranger.
1958Marc Emery, Canadian publisher and activist[â ]
Marc Scott Emery is a Canadian cannabis rights activist, entrepreneur and politician. Often described as the "Prince of Pot", Emery has been a notable advocate of international cannabis policy reform, and has been active in multiple Canadian political parties at the provincial and federal levels. Emery has been jailed several times for his cannabis activism.
1958Jean-François LisĂ©e, Canadian journalist and politician[â ]
Jean-François Lisée is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec election in the electoral district of Rosemont.
1958Derek Riggs, English painter and illustrator[â ]
Derek Riggs is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, "Eddie".
1958Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (born 1880)[â ]
Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst was a British suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed its militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913. In 1914, she supported the war against Germany. After the war, she moved to the United States, where she worked as an evangelist for the Second Adventist movement.
1958Georges Rouault, French painter and illustrator (born 1871)[â ]
Georges-Henri Rouault was a French painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, whose work is often associated with Fauvism and Expressionism.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[â ]