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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Sept. 17 -- Secretary of State Dulles will tell the General Assembly tomorrow that debate on the Taiwan and QuemoyMatsu dispute should be postponed pending the outcome of negotiations in Warsaw between the United States and Communist China.
2 more supply ships run blockade; Rear Adm Liu Hoh-tu comments; Taiwan Prov Assembly urges strike against mainland
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s, Natl Conf on Citizenship, on Sup Ct school desegregation edicts and Ct role in gen
US reptdly will release about $5 million in aid funds held up since '56 Suez crisis
1958John Aldridge, English-Irish footballer and manager[†]
John William Aldridge is a former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "Aldo", he was a prolific, record-breaking striker. His tally of 329 Football League goals is the sixth-highest in the history of English football.
1958Jeff Bostic, American football player and commentator[†]
Jeffrey Lynn Bostic is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. Named to the Pro Bowl in 1983, Bostic won three Super Bowls with the Redskins.
1958Winston Davis, Vincentian cricketer[†]
Winston Walter Davis is a West Indian former cricketer. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
1958Malcolm Press, English ecologist and academic[†]
Malcolm Colin Press is a British ecologist, professor and Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University, in the United Kingdom. Press is also Vice President of Universities UK for England and Northern Ireland.
1958Derek Pringle, Kenyan-English cricketer and journalist[†]
Derek Raymond Pringle is a Kenyan-born English former Test and One Day International cricketer for England, and is now a cricket journalist. He was a part of the English squads which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup and as runners-up at the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
1958Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (born 1873)[†]
Olaf Leonhard Gulbransson was a Norwegian artist, painter and designer. He is probably best known for his caricatures and illustrations.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]