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April 12, 1958

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Headlines from April 12, 1958

Lana Turner's Child Is Cleared at Inquest; Lana Turner's Child Absolved By an Inquest in Coast Slaying

By the United Press

inquest; jury finds justifiable homicide; daughter held for Apr 24 Juvenile Ct hearing

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ECONOMY'S TREND CONTINUES DOWN, BUT PACE SLOWS; Retail Sales and Income Fell Off Slightly During March, U. S. Figures Indicate JOBLESS TOTAL STEADY Initial Claims for Benefits Up -- 500,000 Unemployed Have Exhausted Rights ECONOMY TREND CONTINUES DOWN

By Richard E. Mooneyspecial To the New York Times

Commerce Dept sees sales off, Mar

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SOVIET SUGGESTS DIPLOMATS START TALKS THURSDAY; Also Asks Foreign Ministers Meet by Mid-May to Map Top-Level Conference MOSCOW ASKS CURBS Would Let Cabinet Officials Discuss Issues Only 'by Common Agreement' SOVIET SUGGESTS TALKS THURSDAY

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

USSR proposes diplomatic talks, Moscow, Apr 17, to plan mins conf, by mid-May, which would plan summit conf, note to Western Big 3; says summit conf must not be contingent on results of mins conf; says mins should discuss only problems agreed to by all

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A.E.C. SHUTS ZONE IN PACIFIC TO BAR A-BOMB PROTESTS; Decrees U. S. Citizens Must Shun Area or Face Jail -- 4 Sailing to Eniwetok A. E. C. Shuts Pacific Test Zone To Bar Protests on Atom Bombs

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

AEC bars US citizens from entering Pacific proving grounds to protest tests; violators can be arrested; rules made effective at once, pointing up their unusual nature; AEC has never imposed formal bar against such entry; move seen aimed at pacifists group; their repr says they will sail into area 'come what may'; map of area; 7 B-57 jet bombers fitted to catch samples from H-bomb clouds leave for site

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TV ACTORS WARN ON STRIKE HAZARD; Union Cites Near-Accidents at C. B. S. -- Peace Talks to Be Resumed Today TV ACTORS WARN ON STRIKE HAZARD

By Richard F. Shepard

AFTRA says it gets repts of 'near-accidents' to members because of handling of elec equipment by 'inexperienced' personnel; will back members in complaints; United Telephone Orgns members hon pickets at site of remote broadcast, Seaford, NY; AT&T mgt personnel handle broadcast

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1958Will Sergeant, English guitarist^[†]

William Alfred Sergeant is an English guitarist, best known for being a member of Echo & the Bunnymen. He is the group's only constant member.

1958Klaus Tafelmeier, German javelin thrower^[†]

Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

1958Ginka Zagorcheva, Bulgarian hurdler^[†]

Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva, Bulgarian: Гинка Загорчева-Бойчева is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. She was born in Plovdiv, and is most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships. She held the world record for a year with a time of 12.25 sec, until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988. She also competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for April 12, 1958

In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people^[†]

Headlines from April 12, 1958

Lana Turner's Child Is Cleared at Inquest; Lana Turner's Child Absolved By an Inquest in Coast Slaying

ECONOMY'S TREND CONTINUES DOWN, BUT PACE SLOWS; Retail Sales and Income Fell Off Slightly During March, U. S. Figures Indicate JOBLESS TOTAL STEADY Initial Claims for Benefits Up -- 500,000 Unemployed Have Exhausted Rights ECONOMY TREND CONTINUES DOWN

SOVIET SUGGESTS DIPLOMATS START TALKS THURSDAY; Also Asks Foreign Ministers Meet by Mid-May to Map Top-Level Conference MOSCOW ASKS CURBS Would Let Cabinet Officials Discuss Issues Only 'by Common Agreement' SOVIET SUGGESTS TALKS THURSDAY

A.E.C. SHUTS ZONE IN PACIFIC TO BAR A-BOMB PROTESTS; Decrees U. S. Citizens Must Shun Area or Face Jail -- 4 Sailing to Eniwetok A. E. C. Shuts Pacific Test Zone To Bar Protests on Atom Bombs

TV ACTORS WARN ON STRIKE HAZARD; Union Cites Near-Accidents at C. B. S. -- Peace Talks to Be Resumed Today TV ACTORS WARN ON STRIKE HAZARD

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