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NJ Sen approves 3 bills permitting ins cos to issue variable annuity contracts
to attend Dulles funeral
Assembly, 48-6, overrides veto; approves companion bill permitting 15% of recipients to use insts outside NJ; bill meets some of Meyner objections to program
Fed Dist Ct panel weighs NAACP plea against Arkansas law requiring teachers to list orgns they belong to or contribute to, and law making it illegal for any school dist or govt agency to hire NAACP member
US Sup Ct rules segregated bouts, Louisiana, unconst, J Dorsey Jr case
1959Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer[†]
Ole Bornedal is a Danish film director, actor and producer.
1959Philip Kassel, American gymnast (born 1876)[†]
Philip Kassel was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in the German Empire. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the team event. He was also 6th in athletics' triathlon event, 11th in gymnastics' all-around competition and 19th in gymnastics' triathlon event.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]