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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- In a farewell message to the inter-American economic conference, President Eisenhower expressed confidence today that "constructive measures" would be devised to help Latin America meet its economic problems.
US to grant $20-million credit for purchase of machinery and other indus goods, repayable in dollars, despite recant anti-US statements by Gomulka; decision made by Sec Dulles, reptdly overruling Under Sec Dillon recommendation
Livingston, Rogers resign; move leaves Macon County without registrars bd; other registrars seen following suit if pressured to regis Negroes
4 start balloon flight across Atlantic for weather study
Leaves hosp; flies to Paris for NATO Mins Council conf; accompanied by dr, Col Sullivan; to vacation in Jamaica before returning to US
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]