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McElroy denies intelligence estimates of USSR strength were tailored to fit budget, com; denies Eisenhower set ceilings; holds total decided by study of needs
Rockefeller adamant despite pressure on exemptions; Controller Levitt charges he underestimates revenues by $70-100 million; NYS AFL-CIO scores program
witnesses accts; tug capt Phelps describes rescue efforts; Comr Cavanagh directs emergency operations from tender
Astor, Vincent
I M Engel charges some Manhattan co-ops are closed to Jews, Fed Civil Rights Comm hearing
1959Christian Schreier, German footballer and manager[†]
Christian Schreier is a German former professional footballer and the general manager of SC Paderborn. He played as an midfielder, most notably with VfL Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen, and won one cap for West Germany, in 1984. His biggest successes came in 1988, when he won the UEFA Cup and an Olympic bronze Medal.
1959Lawrence Taylor, American football player[†]
Lawrence Julius Taylor, nicknamed "L.T.", is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the New York Giants. He is almost universally regarded as the greatest defensive player of all time – and considered by some as the best football player ever.
1959Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (born 1880)[†]
Una O'Connor was an Irish-born American actress who worked extensively in theatre before becoming a character actress in film and in television. She often portrayed comical wives, housekeepers and servants. In 2020, she was listed at number 19 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]