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October 3, 1958

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Headlines from October 3, 1958

DEADLOCK STANDS IN SHIPPING STRIKE; America and United States Fail to Sail as Walkout of Officers Enters 3d Day DEADLOCK STANDS IN SHIPPING STRIKE

By Edward A. Morrow

GM and IUE resume talks as 25,000 strike

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De Gaulle Acclaims Algeria's Support; Hints a New Status

By Henry Tannerspecial To the New York Times

de Gaulle in Algeria; thanks Algerians for 'vote of confidence,'

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WORLD SCIENTISTS OFFER SPACE PLAN; Propose Body to Perpetuate Joint Efforts of I. G. Y. WORLD SCIENTISTS OFFER SPACE PLAN

By Walter Sullivanspecial To the New York Times

Council exec bd proposes Com on Space Research (COSPAR) to prepare plan for longterm internatl coordination of exploration and data exch to perpetuate JGY efforts; Com would cease at end of '59 to allow for reconciling its plan with any other; Council pres Berkner comments; means sought to allow Internatl Astronautical Fed to affiliate with Council

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Student's Rig Circumvents Princeton's Ban on Autos; Rig Eludes Princeton Car Ban, But Nag Is Student's Problem

By Special to The New York Times

Princeton undergrad E A Grinnell seeks to circumvent Univ ban on autos in campus area by using horse and carriage; illus

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Stevenson Finds Russia Eager To Renew Wide Trade Here; STEVENSON CITES SOVIET TRADE BID

By Adlai E. Stevensonnorth American Newspaper Alliance, 1958 By Adlai E. Stevenson

int with Deputy Premier Mikoyan on USSR trade and aid

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Notable Births

1958Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor^[†]

Chen Yanyin is a Chinese sculptor whose work was featured in the Chinese Fine Arts Chronicle, 2008. Her work was also part of "Between Ego and Society: An Exhibition of Contemporary Female Artists in China" at the Chicago Cultural Center.

1958Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer^[†]

Louise Lecavalier OC is a Canadian dancer known as one of the icons of Canadian contemporary dance.

Historical Context for October 3, 1958

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