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by Sen; Sen Johnson says action on '60 funds will await Sen Symington subcom probe of functions duplication
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- In a surprise move the Hawaiian statehood bill was scheduled today for Senate consideration tomorrow.
Wagner to conf with Rockefeller on betting bill; City Council resolution urges Legis adopt bill, asks pub support; Councilman Sharkey defends it; Councilman Curry repts dist poll heavily favors bill; Legis test on bill postponed at request of Speaker Heck
Apptd US Appeals Ct judge
10 plainclothes men sue to void rackets jury subpoenas and have jury discharged on grounds it prejudiced itself by recent presentment; Luberda wins further delay in answering subpoena; mother, bros and sister queried by jury
1959Nina Hartley, American pornographic actress/director, sex educator, sex-positive feminist, and author[†]
Marie Louise Hartman, known professionally as Nina Hartley, is an American pornographic film actress and sex educator. By 2017 she had appeared in more than one thousand adult films. She has been described by Las Vegas Weekly as an "outspoken feminist" and "advocate for sexual freedom", and by CNBC as "a legend in the adult world".
1959Lester Dent, American author (born 1904)[†]
Lester Dent was an American pulp-fiction writer, best known as the creator and main writer of the series of novels about the scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage novels that Dent wrote over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]