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Hong Kong observers see Govt facing major problems but continuing as a 'going concern,'
speculation on devaluation effects
PARIS, Dec. 28 -- Premier Charles de Gaulle told the French people tonight that the price of salvation and national greatness was sacrifice.
J Reston repts Eisenhower studies appeal for liberalization of natl curbs on Internatl Ct jurisdiction; says plan includes proposed repeal of ex-Sen Connally '45 amendment to US ratification of UN Charter and Internatl Ct statutes which limits US acceptance of Ct jurisdiction; quotes amendment; says Eisenhower hopes to start trend toward arbitration of legal disputes
rebel radio says provisional Govt under Urrutia will be estab soon; repts 4 columns advancing on Santiago; claims 600 Govt casualties in fighting in Bayamo-Santiago area, victories in Las Villas; charges Trujillo and Dominican Repub aid Batista
1958Tyrone Benskin, English-Canadian actor, theatre director and politician[â ]
Tyrone Benskin is an English-Canadian actor, theatre director and politician. He was elected Member of Parliament in the Jeanne-Le Ber riding, in Montreal, Quebec, in the 2011 Canadian federal election and served as an MP until 2015.
1958Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut[â ]
Nancy Jane Currie-Gregg is an American engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. Currie-Gregg has served in the United States Army for over 22 years and holds the rank of colonel. With NASA, she has participated in four space shuttle missions: STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, and STS-109, accruing 1,000 hours in space. She currently holds an appointment as a professor of practice in the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University.
1958Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (born 1895)[â ]
Doris Batcheller Humphrey was an American dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Along with her contemporaries Martha Graham and Katherine Dunham, Humphrey was one of the second generation modern dance pioneers who followed their forerunners â including Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn â in exploring the use of breath and developing techniques still taught today. As many of her works were annotated, Humphrey continues to be taught, studied and performed.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[â ]