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February 17, 1959

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WEST BIDS SOVIET DISCUSS GERMANY AT BIG FOUR TALKS; U. S., Britain, France Call for Foreign Chiefs' Parley Covering Whole Problem BAR 28-NATION SESSION Notes to Moscow Also Urge Both Germanys Be Asked to Provide Advisers WEST BIDS SOVIET DISCUSS GERMANY

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

Western Big 3 urge Big-4 foreign mins conf, notes to USSR; suggest Ger advisers attend, but stress big-power responsibility and oppose unilateral acts; reaffirm determination to stand fast and maintain access 'by all appropriate' means

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Notable Births

Aryeh Deri

1959Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs[ā€ ]

Aryeh Makhlouf Deri, also Arie Deri, Arye Deri, or Arieh Deri, is an Israeli politician and one of the founders of the Shas political party who served as the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Health, and Minister of the Interior and Periphery under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from December 2022 to January 2023. Previously he served as the Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee, Minister of the Economy, as well as a member in the Security Cabinet of Israel.

Rowdy Gaines

1959Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster[ā€ ]

Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is referred to as "The Voice of Swimming", has covered swimming at the Olympic Games since 1992 in Barcelona and is currently a swimming analyst for television network NBC.

Historical Events

1959Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.[ā€ ]

Project Vanguard was a program managed by the United States Navy Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into low Earth orbit using a Vanguard rocket as the launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Missile Annex, Florida.

Turkish Airlines

1959A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash.[ā€ ]

Turkish Airlines, or legally TĆ¼rk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. As of JuneĀ 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. The airline serves more destinations non-stop from a single airport than any other airline in the world and flies to 131 countries, more than any other airline. With an operational fleet of 24 cargo aircraft, the airline's cargo division Turkish Cargo serves 82 destinations. The airline also owns a low-cost subsidiary, AJet.

Historical Context for February 17, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[ā€ ]