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May 4, 1959

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Headlines from May 4, 1959

Truman Surprised By 4 War Buddies At Guard Pageant; TRUMAN SPEAKER AT GUARD RITES

By Special to The New York Times

H S Truman dedicates memorial bldg, Washington, DC; illus

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HERTER INFORMS DULLES OF PLANS FOR BIG 4 TALKS; He and 2 Chief Aides Make Half-Hour Visit to Former Secretary at Hospital HUMPHREY BACKS AIMS Senator Asks Coordination of Over-All U. S. Policy in 2 Planning Bodies HERTER INFORMS DULLES OF PLANS

By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times

Herter briefs Dulles; State Dept officials grim over Izvestia stand

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Slumping Yankees At a 19-Year Low; SLUMPING YANKS AT A 19-YEAR LOW

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

DETROIT, May 3 -- Yankee followers were busy tonight trying to recall when the New Yorkers last had reached so low an estate in the American League. With a double loss to the last-place Tigers, the Yanks were imbedded in seventh place after nineteen games.

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23 Seized in Cafe In Gambling Raid On Brooklyn Rings; 23 ARE ARRESTED IN GAMBLING RAID

By Unknown Author

23 held, Bklyn, in raid after 4-mo police watch on Concord Restaurant; believed linked to bookmaking and policy ring; all reptdly have police records

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U. S. WILL REPLY TO CASTRO ON AID; Strong Statement Expected to Stress Present Efforts to Spur Latin Progress U. S. WILL REPLY TO CASTRO ON AID

By Juan de Onisspecial To the New York Times

US prepares reply to Castro; other demands made at conf for increased US aid discussed

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1959Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor^[†]

Randy Bruce Traywick, known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country and gospel music singer and songwriter, as well as a film and television actor. Active since 1979, he has recorded over 20 studio albums and charted over 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the number-one position.

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1959The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.^[†]

The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day: one in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the other in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Domenico Modugno, Ross Bagdasarian, and Henry Mancini, each won 2 awards.

Historical Context for May 4, 1959

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

Headlines from May 4, 1959

Truman Surprised By 4 War Buddies At Guard Pageant; TRUMAN SPEAKER AT GUARD RITES

HERTER INFORMS DULLES OF PLANS FOR BIG 4 TALKS; He and 2 Chief Aides Make Half-Hour Visit to Former Secretary at Hospital HUMPHREY BACKS AIMS Senator Asks Coordination of Over-All U. S. Policy in 2 Planning Bodies HERTER INFORMS DULLES OF PLANS

Slumping Yankees At a 19-Year Low; SLUMPING YANKS AT A 19-YEAR LOW

23 Seized in Cafe In Gambling Raid On Brooklyn Rings; 23 ARE ARRESTED IN GAMBLING RAID

U. S. WILL REPLY TO CASTRO ON AID; Strong Statement Expected to Stress Present Efforts to Spur Latin Progress U. S. WILL REPLY TO CASTRO ON AID

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