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September 23, 1958

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GOV. COLLINS ASKS U.S.-STATE BOARDS FOR INTEGRATION; Tells Southern Governors Congress Should Move Quickly on Problem

By Claude Sitton

Fla Gov Collins offers plan to speed integration where feasible, bar 'improvident, forced desegregation' elsewhere, s opening Southern Govs Conf; urges top-priority action by next Cong; suggests state desegregation comms, apptd by Pres with Govs' concurrence, to work with Fed cts in setting integration pace and implementing plans; hopes Eisenhower will take initiative; will ask exec com of natl Govs Conf to draft plans; ignores tradition by discussing issue at Conf opening; other Govs reaction mixed

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Notable Births

Danielle Dax

1958Danielle Dax, English singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Danielle Gardner, known professionally as Danielle Dax, is an English rock musician, music producer, and artist most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.

Khaled El Sheikh

1958Khaled El Sheikh, Bahraini singer-songwriter[†]

Khaled El Sheikh is a Bahraini singer.

1958Tony Fossas, Cuban-American baseball player and coach[†]

Emilio Antonio Fossas Morejon is a Cuban former left-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 1999 for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees.

Marvin Lewis

1958Marvin Lewis, American football player and coach[†]

Marvin Roland Lewis Jr. is an American professional football coach. He recently served as the assistant head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Lewis was previously the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons. He came to prominence as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2001, whose defense in 2000 set the record for the fewest points allowed in a 16-game season and led the franchise to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV. This success resulted in Lewis being named the Bengals' head coach, where he served from 2003 to 2018.

Larry Mize

1958Larry Mize, American golfer[†]

Lawrence Hogan Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. He is well known for one career-defining shot – a chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to win the playoff for the 1987 Masters Tournament, which is his only major title to date. He is also the only winner of that tournament to come from Augusta.

Notable Deaths

Jacob Nicol

1958Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (born 1876)[†]

Jacob Nicol, was a Canadian lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. He became Senator under Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Historical Context for September 23, 1958

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