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Accord near on stockpiling of US nuclear warheads and weapons in Canada; US to control weapons but Canada will have voice in use; most warheads are for Bomarc
ALBANY, March 7 -- The omnibus banking bill designed to allow the state banking system to accommodate itself to postwar business and economic developments appeared today to have strong support in both political parties.
B Werner wins title
Wall Street showed little concern last week, at least through Thursday's close, over the Ides of March, lifting stock prices to record highs. Washington, however, was definitely concerned. The concern was over the growing threat of inflation and it was expressed in definite action.
1959Lester Holt, American journalist[†]
Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist who was the news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and is currently news anchor for Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. Holt followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and became the first Black male solo anchor for a major network newscast.
1959Aidan Quinn, American actor[†]
Aidan Quinn is an Irish-American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984), and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987), Avalon (1990), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Wild Child (2008) and Unknown (2011). He also played Captain Thomas "Tommy" Gregson on the CBS television series Elementary (2012–19).
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]