Nehru bars ties with Pakistan or reconsideration of non-alignment policy as result of Tibetan events, s, Parliament; deplores and repudiates Chinese repeated charges of Indian complicity in revolt; says Peiping's behavior tends to discredit the coexistence principles of '54 accord; defends granting asylum to Dalai Lama and refugees; criticizes Panchen Lama for complaining India discriminated against him on his '56 visit; MP B S Rao notes Peiping's broken pledges in '50 take-over of Tibet

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HIGH COURT BACKS SEARCH OF HOMES FOR HEALTH CHECK; Rules, 5-4, Inspector May Enter Without a Warrant Despite 4th Amendment

By Anthony Lewis

Sup Ct, 5-4, holds health inspectors may enter private home without warrant to search for unsanitary conditions, A D Frank case; Frankfurter writes majority opinion, Douglas dissents, stressing 'dilution' of privacy right

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1959Bobby Ellsworth, American singer and bass player^[†]

Robert Ellsworth, best known as Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth, is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill. He has been the vocalist of Overkill since its inception in 1980, and he and bassist D. D. Verni are the band's only constant members.

1959Ian McCulloch, English singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Ian Stephen McCulloch is an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Echo & the Bunnymen.

1959Brian Williams, American journalist^[†]

Brian Douglas Williams is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in 2004.

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1959Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)^[†]

Carlos Saavedra Lamas was an Argentine academic and politician, and in 1936, the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

Historical Context for May 5, 1959

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

Headlines from May 5, 1959

KHRUSHCHEV SEES U. S. EXHIBIT SITE; Aluminum Dome Impresses Him on Visit to Park

TRUMAN ASKS END OF BAN ON 3D TERM; Scores 'Bad' Amendment at Senate Hearing -- Dirksen Hints He Backs Repeal

JERSEY APPROVES BI-STATE AGENCY TO GUIDE TRANSIT; Meyner Signs Bills Already Approved by New York -- Congress to Decide

TIE WITH KARACHI BARRED BY NEHRU; He Again Chides Peiping but Opposes Military Pacts

HIGH COURT BACKS SEARCH OF HOMES FOR HEALTH CHECK; Rules, 5-4, Inspector May Enter Without a Warrant Despite 4th Amendment

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Historical Context for May 5, 1959