WASHINGTON, June 4 -- A $2,000,000,000 Democratic program of Federal loans for construction of local public facilities was approved today by the House Banking and Currency Committee.

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1958Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel^[†]

Avigdor Lieberman is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance between 2021 and 2022, having previously served twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012.

1958Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros^[†]

Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician, who served as the eighth President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the 14 May 2006 presidential election with 58.02% of the national vote, Sambi was inaugurated as President of the Union of the Comoros on 26 May 2006. It was the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the Comoros.

Historical Context for June 5, 1958

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

Headlines from June 5, 1958

Khrushchev Wants Credits From U.S. To Finance Trade; KHRUSHCHEV ASKS U. S. TRADE CREDIT

U.S. Postpones Trip By Dr. Eisenhower; U. S. DEFERS TRIP BY DR. EISENHOWER

Eisenhower Greets Heuss With a Pledge of Amity; PRESIDENT GREETS HEUSS AT AIRPORT

President Counsels Annapolis '58 Class To Work for Peace; ANNAPOLIS CLASS HEARS PRESIDENT

HOUSE UNIT BACKS PUBLIC WORKS BILL; But Two Billion Democratic Plan for Loans to Combat Recession Faces a Veto HOUSE UNIT BACKS PUBLIC WORKS BILL

Notable Births

Historical Context for June 5, 1958