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STANTON, Del., July 26 -- Endine, an 11-1 shot, held gamely in the stretch today to take the $160,562 Delaware Handicap for the Christiana Stables. She won by a nose from King Ranch's Dotted Line.
Carmical on worsening surplus situation; links big crop
lr to Eisenhower urging proposed 'summit conf' on Mideast be held within UN Security Council; Eisenhower reply
World surplus problem discussed; margarine inroads and high prices blamed; illus
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1958Christopher Dean, English figure skater and choreographer[†]
Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a British ice dancer considered, with his skating partner Jayne Torvill, amongst the greatest ice dancers of all time. The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. They were also four-time world and European champions and seven-time British champions.
1958Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer[†]
Kimmo Hannu Tapio Hakola is a Finnish composer. Born in Jyväskylä, he studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Magnus Lindberg at Sibelius Academy. He first came to prominence with his First String Quartet, which won the Unesco Composers' Rostrum in 1987.
1958Claire Lee Chennault, American general and pilot (born 1893)[†]
Claire Lee Chennault was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Chinese Nationalist Air Force in World War II.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]