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Comm amends zoning law to lift restrictions on proximity of parking spaces to residential projects to cope with growth of larger projects
Herlong bill defeated, 203-177; amendment to Rains omnibus bill prohibiting agencies from making commitments until Cong appropriates funds tentatively approved, 149-145
31 nations, including US, respond to UN Assembly call to observe Yr; NY Times surveys main areas of refugee concentration; illus
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- State Department officials said today the Algerian rebels' negotiations with Communist China for a supply of arms explained the charge made by an Algerian leader yesterday that the United States had blocked munitions shipments to the insurgents.
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1959Nick Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter[†]
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as She's So Lovely (1997), John Q. (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), and My Sister's Keeper (2009). His acting credits include an uncredited role in Husbands (1970)—which was directed by his father, John Cassavetes—as well as roles in the films The Wraith (1986), Face/Off (1997), and Blow (2001).
1959Abdulla Yameen, Maldivian politician, 6th President of the Maldives[†]
Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician who served as president of the Maldives from 2013 to 2018.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]