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NYS to start $135-million bldg program in city, '59; projects listed
Peiping radio repts Dalai Lama has reached India 'under duress'; says Indian border authorities have left Towang to meet him; map; Nehru confirms his arrival; says he asks sanctuary; Peiping warns on outside interference in Tibet
Herter, Couve de Murville and Lloyd rept to NATO Council on negotiation plans; Lloyd outlines Western principles; reptdly links reunification with Eur security moves; West reptdly set with 'pkg' program
IBEW Local 3 makes course of study in internatl affairs mandatory for its paid officers and business agents; NYC AFL-CIO pres Van Arsdale says no union official can do his job adequately without more knowledge of internatl problems; class illus
Eisenhower revs NATO accomplishments, urges unity to meet USSR challenge, s, Mins Council conf, Washington, marking NATO 10th anniv
1959David Hyde Pierce, American actor and activist[†]
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Pierce has also received five Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the role. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains (2007).
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]