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PARIS, April 26 -- France's "grand electors," voting in indirect Senatorial elections, gave the Fifth Republic today its first Senate, with a conservative majority closely resembling that of the upper chamber of the old regime.
search; local reaction to case
details on Western stand reptd still not set
articles on USSR efforts to develop Siberia in drive to overtake US; map; illus
Regional Plan Assn study shows number of vehicles entering Downtown and Midtown Manhattan rose 36%, '48-56, while use of pub transport means dropped; links exodus to suburbs; other details; chart
1959Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer[†]
Sheena Shirley Easton is a Scottish singer and actress who achieved recognition in an episode of the reality television series The Big Time: Pop Singer, which recorded her attempts to gain a record deal and her eventual signing with the EMI label. Her first two singles, "Modern Girl" and "9 to 5", both entered the top ten of the UK singles chart simultaneously. She became one of the most successful British female recording artists of the 1980s.
1959Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni frequently credited simply as Marco, is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many others from the late 1970s to the present day.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]