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August 22, 1958

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Headlines from August 22, 1958

180 SITES URGED FOR ATOMIC CHECK; East-West Experts Conclude Effective Police System on Ban Is Possible 180 SITES URGED FOR ATOMIC CHECK

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

Min Couve de Murville confs with Eisenhower on US suspension plan; AEC Chmn McCone briefs Cong Atomic Energy Com; Sen Jackson, Reprs Van Zandt, Price comment; Defense Dept opposes suspension; experts find tests ban could be policed effectively, communique; conf ends; Hammarskjold, Fedorov, Fisk statements

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Notable Births

Colm Feore

1958Colm Feore, American-Canadian actor[†]

Colm Joseph Feore is a Canadian actor. A 15-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau (2002), his portrayal of Glenn Gould in Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993), and for playing Detective Martin Ward in Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) and its sequel Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2 (2017).

Stevie Ray

1958Stevie Ray, American wrestler[†]

Laslon "Lash" Steven Huffman is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray is best known for his seven-year tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1993 to 2000, where he was one-half of the tag team Harlem Heat, with his younger brother Booker T. Huffman, better known as Booker T. They won the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record ten times.

Vernon Reid

1958Vernon Reid, English-born American guitarist and songwriter[†]

Vernon Alphonsus Reid is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as the founder of the rock band Living Colour. Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and in August 2023, was ranked #42 in Rolling Stone Magazine top 250 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B and avant-garde jazz, and his anarchic, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well."

Notable Deaths

Roger Martin du Gard

1958Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)[†]

Roger Martin du Gard was a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Historical Context for August 22, 1958

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