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central Govt says it has retaken Medan, nearby airport, and harbor of Belwan; dishonorably discharges Maj Nainggolan and 7 other officers connected with Medan action; Nasution warns Medan mil personnel on shifting loyalty; central Govt censors repts by foreign newsmen
Pres Eisenhower to s at joint meeting with ASNE
Tunisia seen ready to make concessions, especially concerning Bizerte; Murphy and Beeley conf with Bourguiba
authorizes Pkwy Auth to borrow $250,000 for widening
1958Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 1990)[†]
Richard Manik de Zoysa was a well-known Sri Lankan journalist, author, human rights activist and actor, who was abducted and murdered on 18 February 1990. His murder caused widespread outrage inside the country and is widely believed to have been carried out by a death squad linked to elements within the government.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]