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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev was reported today to have told Senator Hubert H. Humphrey that the Soviet Union has an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of firing a warhead about 8,700 miles.
speculation; Khrushchev move to strengthen personal control over secret police seen; US officials see dissension in Kremlin; Sen Humphrey says Khrushchev told him of plan to curb secret police but did not mention Serov removal; Pravda comments
PARIS, Dec. 9 -- A much-weakened National Assembly started France's new parliamentary regime off today by electing Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a Gaullist, as its permanent Speaker.
Goldfine indicted for contempt of Cong on 18 counts for refusing to answer 18 questions put to him by House subcom; Judge Sirica sets bond at $1,000; arraignment postponed indefinitely; E B Williams retained as Goldfine counsel; unsigned affidavits by Goldfine filed at Wyzanski order in suit against Goldfine asking for acctg of his adm of Boston Port Development Co; Adams silent on indictment; Goldfine illus
1958Cornelia Funke, German-American author[†]
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
1958Kathryn Stott, English pianist and academic[†]
Kathryn Stott is an English classical pianist who performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Her specialities include the English and French classical repertoire, contemporary classical music and the tango. She is a professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and has organised several music festivals and concert series.
1958Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (born 1864)[†]
Don Adolfo Camarillo was a prominent Californio philanthropist, ranchero, and horse breeder, known for founding the city of Camarillo, California, along with his brother Juan Camarillo Jr. Camarillo also donated the land for Adolfo Camarillo High School. The horse breed Camarillo White Horse was named for Camarillo. He began breeding them in 1921 and the line continues today. Because of his philanthropy in 1950, Pope Pius XII named him a Knight of St. Gregory the Great.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]