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Sen Mansfield urges ICA abolition, turning policy functions over to State Dept
NYS Investigation Comm rejects Monaghan atty E Z Berman plea to postpone hearing; chmn Ryan cites Rockefeller directive for quick hearing
Wagner denies any changes in program planned and that Dem county leaders have voice in matter
Gromyko urges West to postpone reunification and sign peace treaties with E and W Ger, Geneva conf; reiterates USSR stand as set forth Jan 10 and Mar 2; charges W Ger rearmament and aggressive aims prevent settlement; Lloyd disputes charges; revs Western proposals; US delegation statement, after conf session, charges USSR seeks to perpetuate div
NY Shakespeare Festival: Wagner irked by dispute, gives it low priority
1959Mitch Webster, American baseball player[†]
Mitchell Dean Webster is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 through 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., he was a switch hitter and threw left handed.
1959Mare Winningham, American actress and singer-songwriter[†]
Mary Megan Winningham, known professionally as Mare Winningham, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards.
1959The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.[†]
The Tritons’ Fountain is a fountain located in Floriana, Malta. It consists of three bronze Tritons holding up a large basin, balanced on a concentric base built out of concrete and clad in 730 tons of travertine slabs. The fountain is one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]