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September 14, 1958

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Headlines from September 14, 1958

Knowland Backers in East Pay for Anti-Reuther Tract; Knowland Backers Hit Reuther

By W. H. Lawrence

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NEWS AND GOSSIP GATHERED ALONG THE RIALTO

By Arthur Gelb

THE little Bijou Theatre, now being buffed and polished for the late November opening of Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," promises to shine as brightly as anything on Broadway if the recently formed Cheryl Crawford-Joel Schenker production partnership lives up to its plans.

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COE TAKES GOLF TITLE; AARON IS ROUTED Coe Regains Amateur Crown by Scoring a 5-and-4 Triumph COE DOWNS AARON IN U. S. GOLF FINAL

By Lincoln A. Werdenspecial To the New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -Charley Coe of Oklahoma City, who had been worrying about his swing, today won the United States Golf Association's amateur championship for the second time.

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EISENHOWER ASKS MOSCOW TO RESTRAIN CHINESE REDS;; PRESIDENT BLUNT Letter to Khrushchev Defends U. S. Patrol in Taiwan Area EISENHOWER ASKS CURB ON PEIPING

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Eisenhower asks Khrushchev urge Peiping halt mil operations, negotiate peaceful settlement, lr; scores Khrushchev denunciation of US; blames Communist China for tension

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Bomb Rumor Halts Deporting of Cuban; Bomb Hoax Halts U. S. Ouster Of a Cuban Rebel at Idlewild

By Unknown Author

O Cabonell, rebel, saved from deportation to Havana by rumor of bomb aboard.plane, Idlewild; gets stay during fruitless search for bomb

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Notable Births

1958Paul Clark, English footballer and manager^[†]

Paul Peterson Clark is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Southend United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham.

1958Jeff Crowe, New Zealand cricketer, referee, and manager^[†]

Jeffrey John Crowe is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played Test and One Day International cricket for New Zealand from 1983 to 1990, and first-class cricket for South Australia and then Auckland.

1958Arlindo Cruz, Brazilian singer-songwriter^[†]

Arlindo Cruz is a Brazilian musician and songwriter, working in the genre of samba and pagode. Cruz took part in the most important formation of Grupo Fundo de Quintal, and is considered one of the most important figures of the pagode movement.

1958Billy Abercromby, Scottish footballer (died 2024)^[†]

William Abercromby was a Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Historical Events

1958The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.^[†]

The Mohr Rocket was a sounding rocket developed by Ernst Mohr in Wuppertal, Germany.

Historical Context for September 14, 1958

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