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K Nakayama hurls rock at bridal carriage, tries to climb aboard; illus; procession described; Akihito, Princess Michiko illus with Emperor and Empress
West split on whether Khrushchev seriously wants settle ment; GB holds he does; France, W Ger, US doubtful
Pakistani fighters down jet aircraft believed to be Indian Air Force bomber after interception near Rawalpindi; India repts craft missing; map
hon by judges, lawyers, 2d Circuit ceremonies; Chief Justice Warren, Assoc Justices Harlan, Frankfurter, others pay tributes; illus; Pres Eisenhower sends lr
Teachers Guild votes work stoppage to reinforce demands for higher pay, 1st such stoppage by day teachers in system's history; Theobald comments; Cogen Says AFL-CIO and Amer Teachers Fed back action
1959Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player[â ]
Pierre Lacroix is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 274 National Hockey League games for the Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers. He is the father of Maxime Lacroix. As a youth, he played in the 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sainte-Foy.
1959Ana MarĂa Polo, Cuban-American lawyer and judge[â ]
Ana MarĂa Cristina Polo GonzĂĄlez is a Cuban-American lawyer and television personality, best known as an arbitrator on the Spanish-language court show Caso Cerrado and the Anglophone spin-off counterpart Ana Polo Rules.
1959Zahid Maleque, Bangladeshi politician[â ]
Zahid Maleque is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of health and family welfare. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-3 constituency during 2009â2024.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[â ]