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Eisenhower proposes formation of Fed Aviation Agency to take over Airways Modernization Bd and all traffic functions, message to Cong
Malik tells Dulles Lebanon may need more econ aid after rebellion is put down, conf, Washington; UN police, not observers, seen needed; Govt dissolves 3 parties
defeats amendment backed by Mitchell setting strict curbs on investments of union funds; defeats move to validate state laws barring strikes against utilities; approves amendment requiring NLRB to handle all disputes coming under Natl Labor Relations Act; Kennedy, Ives, McClellan see amendments endangering bill passage
Stevenson recalls Eisenhower statement on 'clean as hound's tooth' and Adams ss on higher ethics and evils of undue influence, news conf; accuses White House of favoritism for some business men; hound's tooth ref made during '52 Pres campaign when Nixon admitted accepting expense fund from constituents
Fed Reserve Bd Production Index up from 126 to 127, May, after 8-mo decline; graph
1958James Gurney, American artist and author[†]
James Gurney is an American artist and author known for his illustrated book series Dinotopia, which is presented in the form of a 19th-century explorer's journal from an island utopia cohabited by humans and dinosaurs.
1958Olaf Scholz, German politician and former chancellor of German[†]
Olaf Scholz is a German politician who served as the Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021. He was also First Mayor of Hamburg from 2011 to 2018, deputy leader of the SPD from 2009 to 2019, and Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 2007 to 2009.
1958Nick Van Eede, English singer-songwriter[†]
Nick Van Eede is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw international success including a top 10 placing on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]