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H Bigart ints with rebel leader F Castro
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Byrd yields, will seek re-election; says wife released him from pledge; move stops threatened primary between ex-Govs Battle and Tuck, disruption of Dem orgn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- President Eisenhower and former President Harry S. Truman appealed to Congress today to carry forward a strong foreign aid program as the price of national security.
GE abandons 'fair-trade' pricing on small elec appliances, lrs to retailers; Abraham & Straus set to meet competition; S Masters hails GE move; GE ct fights to preserve fair-trade revd
1958Greg Germann, American actor and director[†]
Gregory Andrew Germann is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series Ally McBeal, which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" Morrow on the sitcom Ned & Stacey, Tom Koracick in Grey's Anatomy and as Hades in Season Five of Once Upon a Time.
1958Liza 'N' Eliaz, Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (died 2001)[†]
Liza Néliaz, known by her stage name Liza 'N' Eliaz, was a Belgian hardcore techno producer and disc jockey. Described as a "spiritual leader" in the free party movement in France, she was a DJ noted for her skill and use of four turntables.
1958Susan Helms, American general, engineer, and astronaut[†]
Susan Jane Helms is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and NASA astronaut. She was the commander, 14th Air Force ; and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
1958Tim Kaine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Virginia[†]
Timothy Michael Kaine is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election as Hillary Clinton's running mate.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]