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July 7, 1958

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Headlines from July 7, 1958

GOLDFINE PLEDGES TO TESTIFY FULLY ON CHECK MYSTERY; Vows to Explain $776,879 to Satisfy 'Everyone' at Hearing This Week NAMES PRESS ADVISER Aides Find a Microphone in Suite -- House Investigator Admits Putting It There GOLDFINE PLEDGES REPORT ON CHECKS

By Allen Druryspecial To the New York Times

Goldfine press repr Lotto says Goldfine will explain $776,879; says number of Govt workers who recd Xmas gifts was 22 not 33; repts he and P Brennan were hired by Robb as press reprs; Sen Church urges Adams ouster, TV int; Lotto repts subcom chief investigator Shacklette admits putting listening device in Lotto hotel suite; Shacklette and J Anderson, employe of D Pearson, found in suite next to Lotto's; Shacklette says he was told by Harris to check on tapping of Harris phones

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CUBA REBEL CALLS CAPTIVES A SHIELD; Sees Good Protection From Government Bombings -- Five More Released CUBA REBEL CALLS CAPTIVES A SHIELD

By Peter Kihssspecial To the New York Times

J H Schissier, freed with 4 others, quotes R Castro as sayinq captives presence prevents Govt bombing of rebels; repts Wollam successful in refuting some rebel charges about US aid; rebels seek direct talks with Smith to request US neutrality; repts of rift between Castro bros denied

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RISE IN PURCHASES BY U. S. EXPECTED TO SPUR ECONOMY; Annual Federal Buying Rate Likely to Increase in 4th Quarter by 3 Billion RISE IN PURCHASES BY U. S. EXPECTED

By Edwin L. Dale Jr.special To the New York Times

purchases of goods and services for '58 4th qr to rise; figures on '57, '58, and projected for '59; stimulus to econ noted

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DELINQUENCY RISE FOUND IN SUBURBS; But Officials There Dispute Estimates in Survey DELINQUENCY RISE FOUND SUBURBS

By Clarence Dean

C Dean survey of delinquency rise in NYC Met Area suburbs

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DEATH TOLL HIGH AS HOLIDAY ENDS; Autos Kill at Least 352 -- Morning Overcast Delays Rush to the Beaches DEATH TOLL HIGH AS HOLIDAY ENDS

By Robert Alden

hwy deaths at 352; 20 million cars repts on nation's hwys; travel repts

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1958Alexander Svinin, Russian figure skater and coach^[†]

Alexander Vasilyevich Svinin is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. With Olga Volozhinskaya, he is the 1983 European silver medalist, 1985 Skate Canada International champion, and competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

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1958US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.^[†]

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Historical Context for July 7, 1958

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

Headlines from July 7, 1958

GOLDFINE PLEDGES TO TESTIFY FULLY ON CHECK MYSTERY; Vows to Explain $776,879 to Satisfy 'Everyone' at Hearing This Week NAMES PRESS ADVISER Aides Find a Microphone in Suite -- House Investigator Admits Putting It There GOLDFINE PLEDGES REPORT ON CHECKS

CUBA REBEL CALLS CAPTIVES A SHIELD; Sees Good Protection From Government Bombings -- Five More Released CUBA REBEL CALLS CAPTIVES A SHIELD

RISE IN PURCHASES BY U. S. EXPECTED TO SPUR ECONOMY; Annual Federal Buying Rate Likely to Increase in 4th Quarter by 3 Billion RISE IN PURCHASES BY U. S. EXPECTED

DELINQUENCY RISE FOUND IN SUBURBS; But Officials There Dispute Estimates in Survey DELINQUENCY RISE FOUND SUBURBS

DEATH TOLL HIGH AS HOLIDAY ENDS; Autos Kill at Least 352 -- Morning Overcast Delays Rush to the Beaches DEATH TOLL HIGH AS HOLIDAY ENDS

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