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Eisenhower Adm, as world dem leader, concerned over spread of mil regimes in free world; 16 gens head govts; Dir Dulles recent s citing T B Macauley predictions of 1800s noted
Const rights again suspended as Batista asks Cong to declare state of emergency, giving him almost absolute power; Natl Bank pres Martinez Saenz describes econ boom
Rockefeller aides take over nominal control of '60 budget; can make few changes
BERLIN, Dec. 7 -- West Berliners voted today and delivered a crushing rejection of the Soviet plan to drive the Western Allies out of this Communist-encircled city.
Internatl Development Assn plan reptd gaining favor among interested nations; Sec Anderson work to elicit support linked
1958Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger[â ]
Robert Charles "Rob" Byrnes, Jr. is a 21st-century gay American, novelist and blogger, whose fiction focuses primarily on gay men and other sexual minorities. He serves on the Steering Committee for The Publishing Triangle, and was also a member of the Executive Council of the International Association of Crime Writers/North American Branch from 2011 to 2015.
1958Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist[â ]
Rob Curling is a British television presenter and journalist. He presents the sport for Sky News. He also fronts the tennis coverage for British Eurosport. Up to and including 2011, he anchored BBC Sport's interactive television coverage of: Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Six Nations Rugby and World Athletics Championships. He was the host of the game show Turnabout, which aired on BBC One for eight series between 1990 and 1996. He presented the Halford Tour Series cycling for ITV4, and commentated on table tennis on the BBC at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
1958Arlette Sombo-DibĂ©lĂ©, Central African lawyer and politician[â ]
Arlette Sombo-Dibélé is a Central African lawyer and politician.
1958Michel FertĂ©, French race car driver (died 2023)[â ]
Michel Ferté was a French professional racing driver. He was the younger brother of Alain Ferté, who is also a professional racing driver.
1958Bob Greene, American physiologist and author[â ]
Bob Greene is an American exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism, and weight loss. Greene is the creator of Best Life, a diet and fitness plan, and Best Life Foods, which sells a line of butter substitutes.
1958MirosĆaw OkoĆski, Polish footballer[â ]
MirosĆaw OkoĆski is a Polish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
1958George Rogers, American football player[â ]
George Washington Rogers Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1987. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Heisman Trophy in 1980. He was the first overall pick in the 1981 NFL draft, and he played for the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Redskins.
1958Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (born 1888)[â ]
Tristram Edgar Speaker, nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball, he compiled a career batting average of .345. His 792 career doubles represent an MLB career record. His 3,514 hits are fifth in the all-time hits list. Defensively, Speaker holds career records for assists, double plays, and unassisted double plays by an outfielder. He held the major league career record for putouts by a center fielder (6,592) until he was surpassed by Willie Mays in 1971. His fielding glove was known as the place "where triples go to die."
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[â ]