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October 6, 1958

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Headlines from October 6, 1958

SOVIET PUTS LIMIT ON CHINA WAR ROLE; Khrushchev Would Intervene Only if U. S. Attacks Reds -- Disputes Eisenhower SOVIET PUTS LIMIT ON ITS CHINA ROLE

By Max Frankelspecial To the New York Times

Nationalists see duplicity, Nationalist and US mil men reptdly weigh withdrawal of convoy escorts; Khrushchev says USSR will not interfere in Chinese 'civil war' unless US openly attacks Peiping, statement to Tass; charges Eisenhower 'distorted' USSR position in news conf comment; again scores US 'interference,'

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SHELLING HALTED; Reds Ask Nationalists for Two-Party Talks on China Peace RED CHINA OFFERS TRUCE AT QUEMOY

By Special to The New York Times

Communists suspend shelling of offshore islands 1 wk 'out of humanitarian considerations'; Min Peng Tehhuai says Nationalists can ship in supplies on condition that there be no US escort; proposes immediate Peiping-Nationalist talks for peaceful solution; describes 30-year war as useless struggle between bros; calls US common enemy

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Notable Births

Sergei Mylnikov

1958Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)[†]

Sergei Aleksandrovich Mylnikov was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey goaltender and coach who competed in the Soviet Hockey League, National Hockey League, and the Swedish Division 2 between 1977 and 1995.

Historical Context for October 6, 1958

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