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47 known or suspected bookmakers and policy operators seized in Luberda probe; illus; Luberda subpoenaed by NY grand jury; illus; police believe money found in auto was buried for over 10 yrs
Assembly opposition weakens; Gov, Mahoney, Heck reject Volker group proposal for earned income credits
Dem leaders seek showdown on bill; Wagner repts 3 members of his special com conferred with Rockefeller on bill
Douglas, Proxmire attack Johnson, ss, Sen; Douglas warns party domination by Sens from Southern and underpopulated Western states threatens '60 Pres election chances; says Sens from indus states have no voice in policy making; Proxmire again urges caucuses; Johnson defended by Mansfied, Monroney, Long, Sparkman
1959Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.[†]
The 1959 Tibetan uprising or Lhasa uprising began on 10 March 1959 as a series of protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, fueled by fears that the Chinese government planned to arrest the Dalai Lama. Over the next ten days, the demonstrations evolved from expressions of support for the 14th Dalai Lama to demands for independence and the reversal of the 1951 Chinese annexation of Tibet. After protesters acquired weapons, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) shelled protesters in the Dalai Lama's summer palace and deployed tanks to suppress the demonstrations. Bloody fighting continued for the next three days while the Dalai Lama escaped to India. Thousands of Tibetans were killed during the 1959 uprising, but the exact number is disputed.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]