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US releases data from '58 Nev subsurface blasts indicating tests of small weapons could be more easily confused with earthquakes than East-West tech experts had thought
UAR and GB initial agreement on financial issues which arose from '56 Suez crisis
51 killed, 1 hurt as Austral Airlines craft crashes off Mar del Plata; E B Menende, Dr Mezzadra believed among victims
South Bend, Ind; state emergency declared
AEC shows 5-lb generator SNAP III capable of doing work of 1,450 bs of best elec batteries; illus; device has no moving parts, costs $15,000, not counting polonium 210 used as fuel, and has produced 5 watts of energy by direct conversion method for 140 days with efficiency of 10-12%; Martin Co was assigned design and mfr of polonium; asked Minnesota Mining & Mfg to make thermo-elec generator to carry out direct heat-into-elec principle; Chmn McCone supervises demonstration for Pres Eisenhower; show repeated for White House reporters by Maj Gen Keirn, others on project; SNAP takes name from program Systems for Nuclear Aux Power; Col Armstrong says weight might be cut to 3 lbs; sees cheaper fuels possible
1959Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress[†]
Susanna Lee Hoffs is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. With Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson, she founded the Bangles in 1981. Their debut album, All Over the Place (1984), was acclaimed by critics but sold poorly. Their second album, Different Light (1986), was also warmly received by critics and was certified double-platinum in 1987 and triple-platinum in 1994. It contained the US number two single "Manic Monday" written by Prince and the number one single "Walk Like an Egyptian". The group's third album, Everything (1988), included the US top ten charting "In Your Room" and number one "Eternal Flame", both written by Hoffs with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. Hoffs was lead vocalist on five of the seven singles released by the Bangles, resulting in her being seen as the face of the group, even though all four members shared lead vocal duties. Following tensions including resentment at Hoffs' perceived leadership and the stress of touring, the band split in 1989. It reformed in 1999 and released the albums Doll Revolution (2003) and Sweetheart of the Sun (2011).
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]