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Fed Reserve Bd sets 2-stage 1% cut in requirements of NYC and Chicago banks; sets 1/2% cut in 48 reserve city banks; moves seen freeing $450 million in reserves
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned today that failure by the United States to share nuclear weapons secrets with its allies would make an atomic disarmament agreement impossible.
Bourguiba says he will delay appeal to UN; lauds US-Brit good offices, their anti-colonialism; thanks Murphy and Beeley
Assocs Ct in extraordinary order sands Channel 10 case back to FCC for for hearing on charge of influence-p???? orders Atty Gen to participate as friend of ct; orders FCC to make findings of whether award is void because ex-Comr Mack should have disqualified self and ??? day of applicants should be disqualified, because at misconduct, to get any TV channels; Judge Prettyman says main issue is integrity of quasi-judicial process; order leaves Katzentine appeal pending
central Govt repts capture of Padang, fight on to recapture Celebes; map
1958Gabi Delgado-López, Spanish-German singer, co-founder of D.A.F. (died 2020)[†]
Gabriel Delgado-López, commonly known as Gabi Delgado, was a Spanish-born German composer, lyricist and producer, best known as singer and co-founder, with Robert Görl, of the German electronic band Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft.
1958Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer and coach (died 1999)[†]
Malcolm Denzil Marshall was a Barbadian cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, Marshall is widely regarded as one of the greatest and one of the most accomplished fast bowlers of the modern era in Test cricket. He is often acknowledged as the greatest West Indian fast bowler of all time, and certainly one of the most complete fast bowlers the cricketing world ever saw. His Test bowling average of 20.94 is the second best of anyone who has taken 200 or more wickets. He achieved his bowling success despite being, by the standards of other fast bowlers of his time, a short man – he stood at 180 cm, while most of the great quicks have been well above 183 cm and many great West Indian fast bowlers, such as Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose, and Courtney Walsh, were 197 cm or above. He generated fearsome pace from his bowling action, with a dangerous bouncer. He also statistically went on to become the most successful Test match bowler of the 1980s with 235 wickets with an average of 18.47 within a time period of just five years. Marshall was a part of the West Indies team that won the 1979 Cricket World Cup as well as the team which reached the 1983 Cricket World Cup Final, but lost to India by 43 runs.
1958Maurice Gamelin, Belgian-French general (born 1872)[†]
Maurice Gustave Gamelin was a French general. He is remembered for his disastrous command of the French military during the Battle of France in World War II and his steadfast defence of republican values.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]