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opening performance hailed; Ulanova and Y Zhadanov get ovations; distinguished guests listed
Herter illus with Premier Castro
Offers to buy NYC Transit System; por
Fed Judge Davis dismisses suit by 5 Negroes against Terrell County registrars; holds unconst '57 Civil Rights Act sec allowing Fed Govt to seek injunctions on behalf of Negro voting rights; Justice Dept to appeal directly to Sup Ct; Davis bases ruling on legal principle that 15th Amendment applies only to 'state action,'
Bd tentatively approves Theobald proposal to give $20 million instead of $10 million in pay rises, budget hearing; illus; extra sum may come from Dept funds originally set for other purposes; plan would equalize pay increments; Theobald denies proposal is linked with Guild cancellation of work stoppage, reply to Boro-Pres Cashmore; some 1,000 picket City Hall, Teachers Union rally; Mrs Russell and PEA trustee P S Heller say Educ Bd should get all of $25 million it originally sought for pay rises; S Hochberg of HS Teachers Assn charges Wagner broke pledge to give cost-of-living pay rise; Dr Rank, others ask higher pay
1959Sean Bean, English actor[†]
Sean Bean is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, which originally ran from 1993 to 1997.
1959Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
James Edward Mann is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 293 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He makes regular appearances with a program for charity, called Oldtimers Hockey Challenge.
1959Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter[†]
Li Meisu is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]