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Eisenhower seeks new if rate rise for ordinary mail in move to cut postal deficit by over $300 million
sentenced to 10 days in jail; term to start Jan 7; SEC drops contempt case in E Boston Co failure to file repts; Paperman, with others, assessed for costs
ARPA spokesman sees feasibility of having 3 satellites handle all US Govt global messages shown; reception reptd 'near-perfect' as Xmas message is relayed from Ft Monmouth through satellite to 4 ground ground stations
tolls to be raised 25% cost of annual permit to be doubled starting Jan 1 to avoid expected deficits of up to $2,170,000 a yr
NYCTA installs turnstiles that accept cash fares, automatic change machines, IND Jackson Hts station
1958Joan Severance, American actress[†]
Joan Marie Severance is an American actress and former fashion model.
1958Victoria Williams, American singer-songwriter[†]
Victoria Williams is an American singer, songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the early 1990s, Williams was the catalyst for the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]