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March 25, 1959

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Headlines from March 25, 1959

MAYOR AND BOARD COOL TO THREATS OF STAFF STRIKE; They Have 'No Intention of Yielding' Over Pay -- Seek 'Legitimate Requests' LONGER TIE-UP HINTED Stark Demands Legislature Pass Betting Bill -- Sharkey Replies to Rockefeller CITY BOARD COOL TO STRIKE THREAT

By Charles G. Bennett

teacher demonstration backed by Interim Com for City Hall Rally and Men Elementary School Teachers Assn; Teachers Assn again raises possibility of mass resignation by day hs teachers; Teachers Union urges Wagner end his vacation, return to NYC

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CITY HALL ECHOES TO SECESSION CRY; Democrats Call for End to Albany Fiscal 'Slavery' City Hall Echoes to Rebel Cry Of Secession to End 'Slavery'

By Layhmond Robinson

Sharkey scores Rockefeller justification of stand

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Earlier Tax Date Mapped To Add 3 Million for City; Albany Bills Would Move Start of Higher Cigarette Levy From July 1 to May 1 and of 5% Meal Rate to June 1 EARLY TAX START MAPPED FOR CITY

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

vetoes bill requiring NYC to compensate teachers for on-the-job injuries; was urged to do so by Mayor Wagner

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U. S. STILL LINKS TALK AT SUMMIT TO PRIOR PARLEY; Acceptance Said to Depend on the Tenor of Meeting of Foreign Ministers EARLY BID TO SOVIET SET West to Send Notes Within a Few Days Asking May 11 Lower-Level Session U. S. STILL LINKS 2 MAIN PARLEYS

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

Western Big 3 set to invite USSR to mins conf May 11, to propose summit conf when it is justified by mins conf progress; Washington sources insist US has not given unqualified acceptance of summit conf

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IRAQ DENOUNCES BAGHDAD TREATY; Kassim Announces Expected End of Tie to West -- Bids Press Ignore Nasser IRAQ DENOUNCES BAGHDAD TREATY

By the Associated Press

Iraq withdraws from Baghdad Pact; Premier Kassim cites neutrality; Brit, US reaction

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1959Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($56,716 in 2024).^[†]

Chain Island is an island in Suisun Bay, downstream of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in northern California, and the westernmost piece of land in Sacramento County. In the late 1800s, it was considered an "obstruction to navigation" on the Sacramento River. As it was built up significantly from hydraulic mining tailings upstream on the river, plans were made in the early 20th century to remove it and recoup costs by mining the debris. However, this never happened; it was sold by the California State Lands Commission to a private individual in 1959, who listed it for sale the next year. In April 2016, the deed for the island was transferred; as of December 2022, Sacramento County assesses its land value at $18,622.

Historical Context for March 25, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people^[†]

Headlines from March 25, 1959

MAYOR AND BOARD COOL TO THREATS OF STAFF STRIKE; They Have 'No Intention of Yielding' Over Pay -- Seek 'Legitimate Requests' LONGER TIE-UP HINTED Stark Demands Legislature Pass Betting Bill -- Sharkey Replies to Rockefeller CITY BOARD COOL TO STRIKE THREAT

CITY HALL ECHOES TO SECESSION CRY; Democrats Call for End to Albany Fiscal 'Slavery' City Hall Echoes to Rebel Cry Of Secession to End 'Slavery'

Earlier Tax Date Mapped To Add 3 Million for City; Albany Bills Would Move Start of Higher Cigarette Levy From July 1 to May 1 and of 5% Meal Rate to June 1 EARLY TAX START MAPPED FOR CITY

U. S. STILL LINKS TALK AT SUMMIT TO PRIOR PARLEY; Acceptance Said to Depend on the Tenor of Meeting of Foreign Ministers EARLY BID TO SOVIET SET West to Send Notes Within a Few Days Asking May 11 Lower-Level Session U. S. STILL LINKS 2 MAIN PARLEYS

IRAQ DENOUNCES BAGHDAD TREATY; Kassim Announces Expected End of Tie to West -- Bids Press Ignore Nasser IRAQ DENOUNCES BAGHDAD TREATY

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