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May 21, 1958

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Headlines from May 21, 1958

Soustelle Proposes Integrated Algeria; SOUSTELLE CALLS FOR INTEGRATION

By Thomas F. Bradyspecial To the New York Times

Natl Assembly, 475-100, renews Govt's emergency powers; unanimously approves motion hailing Army; Pflimlin continues efforts to avoid complete break with Salan; Algiers demonstration illus; Soustelle urges complete integration of and equality for Moslem and Eur population; Salan urges support for de Gaulle but avoids revolutionary commitment to Gaullist movement; French newsman held overnight; M S Cara named pres of All-Algerian Com

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Jet Trainer Rams Airliner; 12 of 13 Killed in Crash; Pilot of the Air National Guard Plane Survives the Collision -- Wreckage Falls on a Farm in Maryland Tragedy in Maryland: Airliner and Military Jet in Mid-Air Crash JET HITS AIRLINER; 12 KILLED IN CRASH

By the Associated Press

Viscount collides with Natl Guard jet trainer near Brunswick, Md; 12 killed; trainer pilot, Capt McCoy, bails out, is sole survivor; 3d collision of commercial and mil craft since Feb 1; Guard opens probe

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Notable Births

Christian Audigier

1958Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (died 2015)[†]

Christian Audigier was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.

Muffy Calder

1958Muffy Calder, Canadian-Scottish computer scientist and academic[†]

Dame Muffy Calder is a Canadian-born British computer scientist, Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering, and Professor of Formal Methods at the University of Glasgow. From 2012 to 2015 she was Chief Scientific Advisor to the Scottish Government.

Michael Crick

1958Michael Crick, English journalist and author[†]

Michael Lawrence Crick is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He was a founding member of the Channel 4 News team in 1982 and remained there until joining the BBC in 1990. He started work on the BBC's Newsnight programme in 1992, serving as political editor from 2007 until his departure from the BBC in 2011. Crick then returned to Channel 4 News as political correspondent. In 2014 he was chosen as Specialist Journalist of the Year at the Royal Television Society television journalism awards.

1958Naeem Khan, Indian-American fashion designer[†]

Naeem Khan is an Indian-American fashion designer based in New York City known for his ornate and intricately detailed gowns, and for dressing First Lady Michelle Obama, Queen Noor of Jordan, and the Princess of Wales.

1958Jefery Levy, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Jefery Levy is an American film and television director, producer, and writer, based in Beverly Hills, California.

Historical Context for May 21, 1958

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