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US officials, commenting on preparedness for any action in Lebanon, cite movement of reinforced Marine bn to relieve 1 of 2 now with 6th Fleet
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Neil H. McElroy bowed to Senator Richard B. Russell today and offered written assurance that no military chief would be punished for opposing President Eisenhower on Pentagon reorganization.
Goldfine attys say J Fox, who appeared as counsel for minority stockholders, was arrested 'yesterday' in Pittsburgh on criminal libel charge as result of accusation that Goldfine admitted embezzling $6 million from Boston Port Development Co
es-Solh asks Hammarskjold for UN police force to seal border with Repub; Chamoun says Lebanon is prepared to seek foreign aid under UN Charter Article 51; sees heavy fighting in Beirut soon; Amer Presb Hosp, Tripoli, threatened by rebels; illus; US officials oppose US mil involvement but stress US is prepared; cite reinforcement of 6th Fleet, other moves; Western Big-3 await Hammarskjold visit outcome
Alan Wood co sets avg $6 a ton rise
1958George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (born 1873)[†]
George Washington F. Orton was a Canadian middle and long-distance runner. In 1900, he became the first Canadian to win a medal at an Olympic Games. He won a bronze in the 400 metre hurdles, and then, forty-five minutes later, won the gold medal in the 2500 metre steeplechase. He was the first athlete with a disability to win an Olympic gold medal. At the University of Pennsylvania, for whom he competed while earning his Masters and Doctorate and completed his ability to speak 9 languages, he was captain of Penn's track and field team in 1896 and was a founder and captain of its ice hockey team in 1896–1897, and was known as "The Father of Philadelphia Hockey". He won seventeen U.S. National Track and Field titles.
1958Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and scholar (born 1888)[†]
Andrija Štampar was a distinguished scholar in the field of social medicine from Croatia.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]