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Many foreign products that once were familiar only to returning servicemen and tourists are rapidly gaining acceptance in the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Followthe Trail of the Padres, once a fashionable thing to do but now an almost forgotten excursion, is one of the pleasantest ways to see California.
Herter repts to Eisenhower; illus; West reptdly insists pkg plan is not final
Hammarskjold suggests ways UN could be used to negotiate settlement in event heads of Govt fail to reach accord, s, Copenhagen; opposes 'adm tasks which require pol decisions,'
1959Uma Bharti, Indian activist and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh[†]
Uma Bharti is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. She became involved with the Bharatiya Janata Party at a young age, unsuccessfully contesting her first parliamentary elections in 1984. In 1989, she successfully contested the Khajuraho seat, and retained it in elections conducted in 1991, 1996 and 1998. In 1999, she switched constituencies and won the Bhopal seat.
1959Ben Elton, English actor, director, and screenwriter[†]
Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, his early stand-up style was left-wing political satire. He co-wrote the sitcoms The Young Ones, Blackadder and Mr. Bean, and was the sole writer for other sitcoms such as Filthy Rich & Catflap, The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow. He has published many novels in dystopian, comedy, and crime genres, as well as written the musicals The Beautiful Game (2000), We Will Rock You (2002), Tonight's the Night (2003), and Love Never Dies (2010).
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]