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Govt reptdly sought to protect Nixon but was frustrated by certain Army officers who hoped to profit from a major incident
US studies relocating bases because of French pol crisis
NAM issues code of ethical standards for employers in relations with employes
Heads of major corporations reported yesterday that they were putting more money into promotion and research this year, despite doubts about how well sales and profits would measure up.
The Administration bill to entrust direction of peaceful space exploration to a powerful civilian agency is scheduled to be sent from committee to the House floor early this week.
1958Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian (born 1870)[†]
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty.
1958Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (born 1927)[†]
William Archibald Scott Brown, known as Archie, was a British Formula One and sports car racing driver from Scotland who had a prodigious racing ability despite having the fingers of his right hand missing and having to use his palm to drive. He was educated at Clifton Hall School and Merchiston Castle School, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He became known as motorsport's first disabled hero and battled considerable adversity to participate in, and win, some of the most prestigious races of his day, besides being the biggest idol of his compatriot Jim Clark. After being discovered and championed by Brian Lister, he enjoyed great success racing Lister Cars, winning the British Empire Trophy in 1957. In his short career, he scored a total of 71 race victories, 15 of which came from international competition. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix on 14 July 1956, scoring no championship points. He also attempted to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix in the same year, but was excluded due to his lack of the required International Licence, his disability precluding the granting of such a licence at the time.
1958Ronald Colman, English actor (born 1891)[†]
Ronald Charles Colman was an English and American actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. He starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by a distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. He received Oscar nominations for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942). Colman starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). He also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich. In 1947, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film A Double Life.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]