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Tenny denies repts shortages may run to 'hundreds of thousands' of dollars; shortages reptdly discovered by Tenney aides when examining Bur data; Wilson queried by Asst Dist Atty Kidder
HAVANA, March 12 -- Constitutional guarantees were suspended again throughout Cuba today. The Cabinet resigned and another was named.
Vandals slash tires on 102 cars, Yonkers; illus
H S Truman article urges US press aid program that will revitalize area to ensure peace and curb USSR
NYS PSC lets NY Central raise commuter fares 7% on Hudson, Harlem and Putnam Divs, multiple-trip tickets 7.5%
1958Mágico González, Salvadoran footballer[†]
Jorge Alberto González Barillas, popularly known as El Mágico, is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward.
1958Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician[†]
Enrico Anthony Lazio is an American attorney and former four-term U.S. Representative from the State of New York. A Long Island native, Lazio became well-known during his bid for U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election; he was defeated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Lazio also ran unsuccessfully for the 2010 New York State Republican Party gubernatorial nomination.
1958Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright[†]
Caryl Phillips is a Kittitian-British novelist, playwright and essayist. Best known for his novels, Phillips is often described as a Black Atlantic writer, since much of his fictional output is defined by its interest in, and searching exploration of, the experiences of peoples of the African diaspora in England, the Caribbean and the United States. As well as writing, Phillips has worked as an academic at numerous institutions including Amherst College, Barnard College, and Yale University, where he has held the position of Professor of English since 2005.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]