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US State Dept rejects USSR offer to send their Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble; fears uniforms will disturb audiences; Deputy Min Danilov, on special visit to Washington, assures Dept that uniforms will be worn only during performances
Govt reptdly frees Fonteyn, orders expulsion; she denies knowledge of R Arias activities
Council approves 1¢ rise in cigarette tax; restaurant groups score meal levy rise, com hearing; Councilman McCarthy urges 5% tax only on meals over $2; Wagner opposed
A strike of nonprofessional employes at six voluntary hospitals, scheduled for 6 A. M. today, was deferred last night for two weeks. The union agreed to put off action while the hospital boards of trustees considered a fact-finding formula.
Communist party demand for Govt role expected; test seen in plan to create 6 new mins; purge of leading anti-Communist (nationalist) Army officers seen; expelled Prof McKinley describes anarchic state of affairs at Baghdad U
1959Terry Francona, American baseball player and manager[†]
Terrence Jon Francona, nicknamed "Tito", is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously managed the Cleveland Indians/Guardians, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. Francona played in MLB from 1981 to 1988 for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, and Milwaukee Brewers.
1959Ryan Stiles, American-Canadian actor and comedian[†]
Ryan Lee Stiles is an American-Canadian comedian and actor. His work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his role as Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show. He also played Herb Melnick on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men and was a performer on the show Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]