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April 19, 1958

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Gen. Gamelin Dead; Led French in 1940; Gen. Maurice Gamelin Is Dead; French Commander in 1939-40

By Special to The New York Times

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Court Drops Charge Against Ezra Pound; Court Drops Ezra Pound Case; Poet Says He'll Return to Italy

By Anthony Lewisspecial To the New York Times

Fed Ct drops treason charges on grounds he may never be able to stand trial and that insanity may have caused treasonous activities in Italy, World War II

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QUARLES DETAILS 3 PLANS TO SHIFT DEFENSE BUDGETS; Suggests Emergency Fund, Limit on Transfers and Wider Appropriations QUARLES DETAILS 3 BUDGET PLANS

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Administration pressed its campaign for Pentagon reorganization today.

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S. A. C. MAINTAINS 15-MINUTE ALERT; Margin Reduced as Result of Soviet Firing of ICBM -- Safeguards Described U. S. Planes on 15-Minute Alert After Soviet Fired Big Missile

By Special to The New York Times

mil officials rept SAC is on 15-min alert under new Fail Safe program estab Nov '57

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8 BILLION DEFICIT EXPECTED IN '59; OUTPUT DECLINES; Spending Seen Up 4 Billion, Revenues Down 4 Billion -- Gross Product Dips TAX CUT WARNING GIVEN Anderson Urges Resistance to 'Expedients' That May Bring New Inflation 8 BILLION DEFICIT FORESEEN FOR '59

By Edwin L. Dale Jr.special To the New York Times

Pres Council of Econ Advisers estimates gross natl product (GNP) fell to $424-billion annual rate, 1st qr; large depletion of inventories, slight drop in consumer spending, other factors cited

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Historical Context for April 19, 1958

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