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February 28, 1959

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STATE UNION CHIEF JOINS OPPOSITION TO TAX INCREASE; Hanover Accuses Governor of Distortion in Defending His Budget Proposals ASKS LEGISLATIVE DRIVE 17th G.O.P. Lawmaker Quits Ranks to Attack Cuts in Personal Exemptions 76 Votes Needed Democrats on Television Four From Monroe STATE UNION CHIEF DECRIES TAX PLAN

By McCandlish Phillips Special To the New York Times

NYS AFL-CIO pres Hanover urges union members to press legislators to vote against exemption cut and new taxes in low-income brackets; Assembly Repubs against exemption cut now total 17, which, with all Dem votes, can block passage; 76 votes needed for passage

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U.S. FEARS CHAOS IN A HAITI REVOLT; It Backs Duvalier Regime, Which Cuban-Based Exiles Oppose, as Best Policy U.S. FEARS CHAOS IN A HAITI REVOLT Haitians in Cuba Haiti Curbing Asylum

By E.w. Kenworthy Special To the New York Times

US fears chaos if it does not shore up Duvalier regime; Opposition leaders and their activities in Cuba, with Premier Castro support, described; Castro aim seen to overthrow Duvalier to undermine Trujillo; map

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MACMILLAN ASKS WIDE NEGOTIATION BY EAST AND WEST; Tells Ukrainians There Must Be 'a Sincere Desire to Reach Fair Agreement' IGNORES SOVIET REBUFF Briton Says He Still Firmly Believes Nations Should Resolve Differences Impromptu Plea Earlier Macmillan's Intention A Day of Sight-Seeing MACMILLAN ASKS WIDE NEGOTIATION

By Osgood Caruthers Special To the New York Times

Macmillan, ignoring rebuff, stresses continuing talks

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BECK GETS 5 YEARS AND A $60,000 FINE AS U.S. TAX EVADER; 'Insatiable Greed' of Former Teamster Chief Scored by Judge--Appeal Mapped Beck's Face Reddens Faces $300,000 Bill BECK GETS 5 YEARS AND A $60,000 FINE

By Unknown Author

Beck sentenced to 5 yrs in jail, fined $60,000; Judge Boldt scores him for 'insatiable greed,'

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58 on Stagecoach From Big City Robbed 'Way Out West in Jersey; 58 HELD UP IN BUS GOING TO JERSEY

By Unknown Author

SECAUCUS, N.J., Feb. 27-- Two robbers staged a Wild West hold-up of a bus carrying fifty-eight commuters home from Manhattan to New Jersey today. The gunmen escaped on foot with $661.

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1959Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.^[†]

Discoverer 1 was the first of a series of satellites which were part of the CORONA reconnaissance satellite program. It was launched on a Thor-Agena A rocket on 28 February 1959 at 21:49:16 GMT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It was a prototype of the KH-1 satellite, but did not contain either a camera or a film capsule. It was the first satellite launched toward the South Pole in an attempt to achieve a polar orbit, but was unsuccessful. A CIA report, later declassified, concluded that "Today, most people believe the Discoverer 1 landed somewhere near the South Pole".

Historical Context for February 28, 1959

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

Headlines from February 28, 1959

U.S. FEARS CHAOS IN A HAITI REVOLT; It Backs Duvalier Regime, Which Cuban-Based Exiles Oppose, as Best Policy U.S. FEARS CHAOS IN A HAITI REVOLT Haitians in Cuba Haiti Curbing Asylum

BECK GETS 5 YEARS AND A $60,000 FINE AS U.S. TAX EVADER; 'Insatiable Greed' of Former Teamster Chief Scored by Judge--Appeal Mapped Beck's Face Reddens Faces $300,000 Bill BECK GETS 5 YEARS AND A $60,000 FINE

58 on Stagecoach From Big City Robbed 'Way Out West in Jersey; 58 HELD UP IN BUS GOING TO JERSEY

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