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May 12, 1958

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Headlines from May 12, 1958

RIOTS IN LEBANON BRING NEW CURBS; Political Foes Fight in Tripoli as Deaths Rise to 21 RIOTS IN LEBANON BRING NEW CURBS

By Foster Haileyspecial To the New York Times

riots grow, Tripoli; 21 reptd dead, 100 hurt; riots linked to reptd Chamoun move to amend Const so that he can stand for re-election; US Embassy advises Amers stay off sts; some Lebanese see 'foreign Arab power' behind riots; reptdly urge bringing matter before UN

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Bogota Hails Nixon; Reds' Moves Fizzle; Nixon Is Cheered in Ecuador After Stoning in Peru COLOMBIANS HAIL NIXON ON ARRIVAL

By Tad Szulcspecial To the New York Times

makes Mother's Day radio telephone call to Whittier, Calif, during flight from Quito to Bogota

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WAGNER ORDERS BILL TO REFORM CITY REALTY UNIT; Mayor Asks Brown to Draft Measure Making Bureau a Regular Department ACTION URGED SINCE '53 Little Opposition Likely to Step Giving Scandal-Torn Agency Firmer Status WAGNER ORDERS REALTY REFORM

By Paul Crowell

Wagner orders bill drafted to make Bur a dept

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SOVIET SAID TO BID YUGOSLAVIA OBEY OR FACE PENALTY; Tito Reported Asked to Join the Communist Bloc and Adhere to Its Rules NEW ULTIMATUM TO TITO REPORTED

By Elie Abelspecial To the New York Times

Moscow reptdly sends new ultimatum to Tito to join bloc and accept its discipline; Belgrade speculates on Soviet reprisals; Belgrade Politika cartoon satirizes Mao Tse-tung '100 flowers doctrine' as applied to Yugoslavia; illus; Belgrade confirms cancellation of Voroshilov visit

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KARAMANLIS TOPS VOTING IN GREECE; Pro-Western Ex-Premier Is Near a Clear Majority

By A. C. Sedgwick

Resigns; pors

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Historical Context for May 12, 1958

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