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Comr Zurmuhlen urges doubling sewer rental charge to provide funds to combat what Comr Moses calls 'desperate situation' at city beaches; 5 NYC officials Aug 12 memo to Mayor Wagner on situation revd
US hopes for program revive; Comr Floberg stresses US will not make major changes in accord; E Hirsch (France) named Comm pres
Gen Taylor declares air defense is Army responsibility, statement distributed as signed article to Army pubs with note asking immediate pub; notes '58 directive defining Army role; hails Nike-Hercules; notes use of Army missiles for area defense as well as point defense; Sen Jackson links decision to cut Nike to repts that USSR bombers can outflank Nike system, TV int
article on Sunday afternoon music-making in Washington Sq; illus
1959Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author[†]
Julian Peter McDonald Clary is an English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter. He began appearing on television in the mid-1980s. Since then, he has also acted in films, on television and in stage productions, including numerous pantomimes. He was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.
1959Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician[†]
Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party from Heraklion, Crete, who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
1959Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Richard James Wamsley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the goaltending coach for the NHL's Ottawa Senators until his firing by new general manager Pierre Dorion on April 12, 2016.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]