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2-yr modernization of W Side IRT completed; cost $100 million; operation to start Feb 6; detailed; Patterson comments
Rev Dr Halverson, new adm head of Presbytery of NY, seeks integration of all 62 chs
Rockefeller reptd favoring $600 exemption and withholding system; reptd weighing easing impact on lower-income brackets
NYC Mayor Wagner urges greatly increased Fed aid to housing, wire to US Conf of Mayors
Pact Council to meet; states seek broad US guarantee against aggression but US is restrained by need for Cong ratification
1959The 41-acre (17Â ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.[â ]
Chain Island is an island in Suisun Bay, downstream of the SacramentoâSan Joaquin River Delta in northern California, and the westernmost piece of land in Sacramento County. In the late 1800s, it was considered an "obstruction to navigation" on the Sacramento River. As it was built up significantly from hydraulic mining tailings upstream on the river, plans were made in the early 20th century to remove it and recoup costs by mining the debris. However, this never happened; it was sold by the California State Lands Commission to a private individual in 1959, who listed it for sale the next year. In April 2016, the deed for the island was transferred; as of December 2022, Sacramento County assesses its land value at $18,622.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[â ]