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Castro's movement seen waning as forces and arms supplies dwindle; clashes continue in various areas," Cubana pilot Capt Sanson, seeking asylum in US, fiqhts US deportation moves, NYC
Sen, 60-26, approves bill; rejects amendments by Bush, Thurmond and Knowland
Eisenhower rejects Repr Wright proposal he curb golf and visit small cities to see need for anti-recession program, news conf
Western Big 3 suggest starting diplomatic talks at once but insist on substantive discussion to determine whether summit conf could succeed in some respects, note to USSR; suggest diplomatic talks are more likely to bring accord than pub communications; Eisenhower says he would 'risk' summit conf in interest of peace, news conf comment on Acheson
Union defense mins approve Sandys proposal to transform bilateral research and development pacts into Union program
1958Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (died 2013)[†]
Laslo Babits was a male javelin thrower from Canada. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 8th place. He set his personal best in 1984.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]