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Humphrey says Sen Disarmament subcom sets hearings on interrelationship of disarmament and defense and foreign policy
Averoff-Tositsas repts new approach to settlement in secret Greek-Turkish-Brit talks, int, Paris; sees some independence granted, Brit 7-yr plan, partition and enosis ruled out; cites improvement in Greek-Turkish relations
USSR bloc plan to make USSR and E Eur reserves more accessible by pipeline network noted
claims UAR jet downed in clash over Negev; holds UAR planes were over Israel; UAR repts 4 Israeli planes violated border, were turned back
US Treas sets new design for reverse side of 'Lincoln penny'; details; sesquicentennial observance linked
1958Tamara Bykova, Russian high jumper[†]
Tamara Vladimirovna Bykova is a Russian former track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union and competed in the high jump. She is the 1983 World Champion, the 1987 World Championship silver medallist, the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist, and is a former world record holder, with clearances of 2.03 and 2.04 metres in 1983 and 2.05 metres in 1984. She also won silver medals at the 1982 European Championships, the 1989 and 1991 World Indoor Championships, and three times at the World Cup.
1958H.B. Warner, English actor (born 1875)[†]
Henry Byron Warner was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings. In later years, he successfully moved into supporting roles and appeared in numerous films directed by Frank Capra.
1958Lion Feuchtwanger, German-American author and playwright (born 1884)[†]
Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]