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Adm weighs extending emergency aid program for less than 1 yr; AFL-CIO pres Meany charges Dem plan fails to correct basic weaknesses in system and offers no aid to some 2 million jobless not now receiving benefits
Bills to give the city power to impose eight new or increased special taxes were introduced in the Legislature yesterday. The eight bills had been sent to Albany by Mayor Wagner with the unanimous approval of the Board of Estimate.
Repub revolt seen ending as Assemblymen Wilson and Goddard yield; fear of Adm deal with Dems is factor; holdouts reptdly win concessions that $10 and $25 credits will be permanent, and that there will be no tax rise in '60, election yr
Eisenhower holds special meeting on crisis with Natl Security Council; announcement of agenda unusual; conf with Cong leaders called; McElroy implies gen, not ltd war, will result if fighting breaks out, news conf; says measures to deal with crisis are being planned
Stevenson urges natl unity on crisis, s, Boston; backs Eisenhower refusal to give in to force; urges willingness to negotiate; suggests Dems make up for Adm leadership deficiencies; lauds Macmillan conduct in talks with Khrushchev
1959Tom Arnold, American actor, comedian, and television host[†]
Thomas Duane Arnold is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Arnie Thomas on Roseanne, which starred his ex-wife Roseanne Barr.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]