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January 5, 1959

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Headlines from January 5, 1959

20,000 at American Laid Off in Walkout; 20,000 Furloughed at American As Strike of Pilots Continues

By Emanuel Perlmutter

Amer to lay off 20,000 employes as strike continues

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Congregationalists Report 49% Ready To Accept Negroes; 49% in Congregationalist Survey Willing to Take Negro Members

By John Wicklein

United Ch of Christ 2-yr survey of 1,054 congregations with 528,800 members finds only 27% of white Congregational Christian chs in met areas admitted members of at least 1 minority group; study is 1st of kind made by any major ch and released for pub; Rev T B Douglass calls many findings disheartening; study dir Dr Long comments; Home Missions Bd votes campaign to implement policy of nonsegregated ch

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Mikoyan, in U. S., Inspects Restaurant, Motel, Capital; Mikoyan Arrives in U. S. and Inspects a Restaurant, a Motel and Washington

By Michael James

he arrives, US, for 2-wk visit, illus

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SOVIET ROCKET IS UP 343,750 MILES AS IT SOARS TOWARD ORBIT OR SUN; SIGNALS SENT FROM BEYOND MOON; HEAT IS MEASURED'

By Max Frankel

Russians jubilant, scoff at US failures; propagandists exploit feat as proof of USSR world standing and incentive to people; press coverage noted

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CITY'S BUDGET RISE PUT AT 145 MILLION; Total Topping 2 Billion Sure as Estimate of Needs Is Increased 10 Million

By Paul Crowell

fiscal '60 budget seen topping $2 billion; $.145 million more revenue needed, $10 million over Budget Dir Beame Dec estimate; items necessitating rise listed

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1959Clancy Brown, American actor^[†]

Clarence James Brown III is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.

1959Nancy Delahunt, Canadian curler^[†]

Nancy Dale Delahunt is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Delahunt currently plays third for Colleen Jones.

Historical Context for January 5, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people^[†]

Headlines from January 5, 1959

20,000 at American Laid Off in Walkout; 20,000 Furloughed at American As Strike of Pilots Continues

Congregationalists Report 49% Ready To Accept Negroes; 49% in Congregationalist Survey Willing to Take Negro Members

Mikoyan, in U. S., Inspects Restaurant, Motel, Capital; Mikoyan Arrives in U. S. and Inspects a Restaurant, a Motel and Washington

SOVIET ROCKET IS UP 343,750 MILES AS IT SOARS TOWARD ORBIT OR SUN; SIGNALS SENT FROM BEYOND MOON; HEAT IS MEASURED'

CITY'S BUDGET RISE PUT AT 145 MILLION; Total Topping 2 Billion Sure as Estimate of Needs Is Increased 10 Million

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Historical Context for January 5, 1959