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July 8, 1958

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Headlines from July 8, 1958

President Off Today For Visit to Canada; PRESIDENT FLYING TO CANADA TODAY

By Special to The New York Times

Eisenhower confs with Dulles; visit plans

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4 Baghdad Pact Countries Said to Support Chamoun; Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey Reported to Have Pledged Aid to President of Lebanon Against Rebels MOSLEM BACKING OF CHAMOUN SEEN

By Sam Pope Brewerspecial To the New York Times

Baghdad Pact states reptdly pledge Chamoun aid; Jumblatt reptdly seeks compromise settlement; new bombings, Beirut; Salaam assails US for supporting Govt; IRC aids both sides

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Railroad Labor Cool To Hoffa Unity Plan; RAIL LABOR IS COOL TO PLAN BY HOFFA

By A. H. Raskin

BLE pres Brown opposes plan; fears Conf power; other rail union chiefs defer formal comment; seen cool

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MOSCOW RELEASES 9 FROM U. S. PLANE DOWNED IN SOVIET; Turns Over Airmen in Iran After Having Detained Them Since June 27 FLIERS ON WAY TO BASE Will Reach Wiesbaden Today -- Reporters Are Barred From Questioning Men SOVIET RELEASES NINE U. S. AIRMEN

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

USSR releases 9 after 10-day detention; group crosses Iranian border

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U.S. Jury Indicts Genovese, Gigante in Narcotics Plot; Genovese and Gigante Indicted By U. S. Jury in Narcotics Plot

By Unknown Author

V Genovese, reputed Mafia chief, seized, NYC, for conspiracy to import and sell narcotics; V Gigante held on similar charges in sealed indictment handed up by Fed grand jury; US Atty Williams holds arrests signal major Fed drive on traffic; repts others named in indictment

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1958Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician^[†]

Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American actor. Known for various roles, including leading man characters, Bacon has received numerous accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

1958Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment^[†]

Hemming Andreas Carlgren is a Swedish Centre Party politician, and a former Minister for the Environment in the Swedish government.

1958Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel^[†]

Tziporah Malka "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli politician, diplomat and lawyer.

Historical Context for July 8, 1958

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

Headlines from July 8, 1958

President Off Today For Visit to Canada; PRESIDENT FLYING TO CANADA TODAY

4 Baghdad Pact Countries Said to Support Chamoun; Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey Reported to Have Pledged Aid to President of Lebanon Against Rebels MOSLEM BACKING OF CHAMOUN SEEN

Railroad Labor Cool To Hoffa Unity Plan; RAIL LABOR IS COOL TO PLAN BY HOFFA

MOSCOW RELEASES 9 FROM U. S. PLANE DOWNED IN SOVIET; Turns Over Airmen in Iran After Having Detained Them Since June 27 FLIERS ON WAY TO BASE Will Reach Wiesbaden Today -- Reporters Are Barred From Questioning Men SOVIET RELEASES NINE U. S. AIRMEN

U.S. Jury Indicts Genovese, Gigante in Narcotics Plot; Genovese and Gigante Indicted By U. S. Jury in Narcotics Plot

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Historical Context for July 8, 1958