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August 21, 1958

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ARAB LANDS OFFER NEW PLAN TO EASE CRISIS IN MIDEAST; Unanimous U.N. Approval Is Seen if Draft Is Approved by the 10 Governments ARAB LANDS OFFER NEW U. N. FORMULA

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

10 Arab states draft compromise resolution which would call on Hammarskjold to make 'practical arrangements' permitting US-Brit troops withdrawal and which would renew Arab League members' pledge to respect each other's sovereignty and to refrain from interference in each other's affairs; Engen helps; ready to withdraw Norwegian resolution; Malik, Lloyd welcome move; other reaction

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Steve Case

1958Steve Case, American businessman, co-founder of America Online (AOL)[†]

Stephen McConnell Case is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Case joined AOL's predecessor company, Quantum Computer Services, as a marketing vice-president in 1985, became CEO of the company in 1991, and, at the height of the dot-com bubble in 2000, orchestrated with Gerald M. Levin the merger that created AOL Time Warner, described as "the biggest train wreck in the history of corporate America."

1958Mark Williams, Australian footballer and coach[†]

Mark Melville Williams is a former Australian rules football player and coach. As a player, Williams represented West Adelaide and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as well as Collingwood and Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL), from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Historical Context for August 21, 1958

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