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May 7, 1959

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Headlines from May 7, 1959

Courts Order Stay In Hospital Strike Set for Tomorrow; COURTS ISSUE STAY IN HOSPITAL FIGHT

By Ralph Katz

strike set; hosps get ct order staying strike but drug local pres Davis disappears to avoid having order served; Beth David says it was listed in error among hosps getting Jewish Philanthropies Fed aid

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GOVERNOR NAMES PANEL TO INQUIRE INTO CITY AFFAIRS; Insurance Executive Will Be Chairman -- Wagner Will Appoint 2 Members

By Warren Weaver Jr

Named to NYS Comm on NYC Govt Operations

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U. S. URGES AMITY ON OUTER SPACE; Lodge Tells New U. N. Body the Field Is 'Far Too Big' for International Rivalry

By Thomas J. Hamilton

Illus

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HERTER TO TELL OF GENEVA AIMS ON AIR TONIGHT; Secretary Expected to Take Firm Stand on Germany in His First Major Report

By William J. Jorden

Herter to see Adenauer before conf; aides at Geneva listed

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German Youths Fail TV Test on Nazism; GERMAN STUDENTS STUMPED ON NAZIS

By Sydney Gruson

W Ger TV survey of 15-17-yr-old students finds widespread ignorance of Hitler and nazism; some praise of Hitler noted; press and educators concerned

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Historical Context for May 7, 1959

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