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THE effect of American movies upon people in foreign lands and the consequent help or injury this may do our reputation abroad is a question that many people have agonized over for years. It is almost as popular a topic as the effect of American movies upon the people of the United States.
Tunisia wants Libya to attend
Visits father in hosp
Sen Johnson challenges Eisenhower Adm to take bold, prompt action to end recession, s, ASNE; says best policies are useless if not executed; holds nation must blame itself, not any group or party, for losing ground; stresses need for all to contribute to growth
Mike Herman, New York University's all-around star, and Manhattan College's mile relay quartet of Dave Mohlenbrook, Ron Colino, Joe Soprano and Tom Murphy contributed the top performances in a day of record-smashing at the Queens-Iona relays yesterday.
1958Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov MP is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman, coach, politician and sports official. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings. With the Wings, he won back-to-back Stanley Cups and was part of the team's Russian Five unit. After retiring from his playing career, he became the assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils. Having a very successful four years, he helped get the team to two Stanley Cup finals and one Stanley Cup victory. In addition to that, he won two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships. His Stanley Cup wins, Olympic gold medals, and World Championship wins make him a member of the sport's prestigious Triple Gold Club.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]