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Comr Nicholson resigns as Mounted Police head in dispute over logging strike
NEW HAVEN, March 16 -- Yale placed all 4,000 undergraduates on indefinite general probation today because of the snowball riots last Thursday and Saturday.
in Washington for Natl Urban County Cong
bill extending Fed emergency program to June 30 passed by HR; some 405,000 would benefit from extension; Repr Mills says bill seeks gradual, not abrupt, close-out of program; US C of C pamphlet opposes imposing Fed standards on state systems
Premier Khrushchev criticizes Nasser attacks on Iraq and Mideast Communists, s, Kremlin reception; warns against trying to force Iraq into UAR; says USSR is ready to defend Iraq; Nasser says Khrushchev distorts facts; criticizes his statements as interference; Syrian Communist leader K Bakhdash attacks Nasser, s, Warsaw
1959Danny Ainge, American baseball and basketball player[†]
Daniel Ray Ainge is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and professional baseball player who serves as the chief executive officer for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 18-year career as general manager for the Boston Celtics, Ainge was known for making bold moves to help the team rebuild, and clearing cap space. He served as the Celtics' president of basketball operations from 2003 until his retirement in 2021.
1959Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer[†]
Paul Mars Black is an American singer and drummer. He is most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with whom he wrote most of their self-titled debut album.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]