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Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson rule the world of tennis. The supremacy of the 22-year-old youth from Australia and the young woman from Harlem was established beyond question yesterday as each added the American title to the British singles titles they won last July.
Peiping radio repts anti-US demonstrations on mainland; Hong Kong observers believe that until now mainland populace knew little or nothing of crisis
Anastas I. Mikoyan, a Soviet First Deputy Premier, was kept off United States television screens yesterday by two hard-hitting Australian tennis players.
figure put at 972,565
Riesner withdraws from chmn race to avoid hurting Repub election chances; Mrs Davie hails move; Lamula presses for secret ballot
1958Bart Batten, American wrestler[†]
The Batten Twins were a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of twin brothers Bart and Brad Batten. They performed under the "Batten Twins" name in Central States Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, International Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, Southern Championship Wrestling, Texas All-Star Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Council, and the name U.S. Express in World Class Championship Wrestling. The team also appeared in various independent promotions during the 1990s including, most notably, Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Southern States Wrestling.
1958Brad Batten, American wrestler (died 2014)[†]
The Batten Twins were a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of twin brothers Bart and Brad Batten. They performed under the "Batten Twins" name in Central States Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, International Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, Southern Championship Wrestling, Texas All-Star Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Council, and the name U.S. Express in World Class Championship Wrestling. The team also appeared in various independent promotions during the 1990s including, most notably, Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Southern States Wrestling.
1958Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer[†]
Michael Lardie is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]