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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, April 3 -- The leader of underground rebels in Santiago de Cuba indicated today that a sudden dramatic uprising against the strong Government force occupying the city was not in the cards.
Purchase of TU-104 jets from USSR seen enhancing competitive position of Govt-owned line; pilots in training in USSR
On Defense Dept reorgn
WASHINGTON, April 3 -President Eisenhower has instructed the Departments of State and Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission to make a complete review of United States disarmament policy within the next three weeks.
Tweed blames defeat of Temporary State Comm's ct reorgn plan on Gov Harriman, D Gutman, Sec DeSapio, Sens Zaretski and Rosenblatt, Assemblymen Bannigan and Kapelman, Speaker Heck, Women Voters League, many judges, lawyers and some bar assns; urges bar and pub organize to continue drive for reorgn; pledges to join fight himself; Gutman scores statement as poor taste; defends Harriman
1958Peter Baltes, German bass player[†]
Peter Baltes is a German musician, best known as former bassist of heavy metal band Accept and as current bassist of U.D.O.
1958Cazuza, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1990)[†]
Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza, was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Vermelho and at solo career, is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music. In his 9-year career, he sold more than 5 million albums and achieved 11 number one singles and 18 Top 10 singles in Brazil.
1958Rodney Eade, Australian footballer and coach[†]
Rodney Eade is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League. He is a former coach of the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Football Club. He has, to date, coached 377 games of AFL football, placing him first on the all-time AFL/VFL list of most games coached without a premiership.
1958Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (born 1925)[†]
John Stompanato Jr. was a United States Marine and gangster who became a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen.
1958The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.[†]
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It opposes military action that may result in the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, and the building of nuclear power stations in the UK.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]