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April 12, 1959

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Bonn & London

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In 1945 Dr. Konrad Adenauer was, in his own words, "thrown but as Lord Mayor of Cologne" by British occupation authorities. He has described the incident this way:

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Cairo Sets Stage for Long-Awaited Oil Talks; Discussions Are Expected to Center on Ways Producing Nations Can Get More Money From Operations

By J. H. Carmical

The often-postponed Arab oil conference officially opens in Cairo on Thursday. Sponsored by the Arab League, the conference will be attended by all the member countries, probably excepting Iraq, and representatives of the oil companies operating in the Middle East. Iran and Venezuela are to send observers. No formal agenda has been prepared for the conference:

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RIVALRIES IMPEDE BANK MERGER ACT; Justice Department, Federal Agencies Dispute Control Over Consolidations

By Albert L. Kraus

comment on bill, on dispute between Justice Dept and other agencies over jurisdiction; Dept suit to bar Calif Bank merger with 1st Western Bank & Trust Co under Sherman Antitrust Act seen main spur to Cong action; case is 1st in which Sherman Act was applied to bank merger; related legal tangles involving conflict between Fed and state agencies noted

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Rio's Stand on Aid Stirs U. S. Concern; RIO'S STAND ON AID STIRS U.S. CONCERN

By E. W. Kenworthy

US concerned over Kubitschek refusal to inst austerity program required as condition for further econ aid

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Historical Context for April 12, 1959

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