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Eisenhower says he will campaign for Repub Cong on sound economy issue, news conf
The men of the submarine Nautilus moved slowly up the stretches of lower Broadway yesterday in a warm flurry of ticker-tape and confetti. To pay honor to the Navy officers and men who, in the atomic-powered craft, bored through the silent sea under the North Pole three weeks ago, a crowd estimated by the police at 250,000 lined Broadway from Bowling Green to the City Hall.
Eisenhower indicates he favors 'slower' movement toward integration, 1st intimation of his opinion in debate, news conf; denies rept in Newsweek that he wished Sup Ct had not handed down '54 edict, but admits he may have told friends he preferred 'slower' pace; Wilkins calls statement 'incredible'; notes no integration gains in 7 states, while only 770 dists out of some 3,000 in South have acted at all; Eisenhower deplores possibility of schools closing but suggests much litigation to have them reopened would follow
1958Scott Hamilton, American figure skater[†]
Scott Scovell Hamilton is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature move, the backflip, a feat few other figure skaters could perform at the time, is against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules. Yet, he would include it in his exhibition routines as an amateur to please the crowd. Later, he also used the backflip in his professional competition routines. He is widely recognized for his innovative footwork sequences. In retirement, he has been involved in charitable work and is the author of three books.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]