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June 3, 1959

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MONAGHAN'S HOME IMPROVED AS GIFT, RACE PANEL TOLD; Inquiry Also Hears Concern Was Unfit for Track Job It Later Sought and Got

By Richard J. H. Johnston

Mrs I Mueller testifies Monaghan accepted $1,800 worth of improvements on home, '57, from Perlman & Wortman who later recd nearly $2 million pact at Monticello Raceway; says $487 of house cost was charged to misc work done at track; J Perlman testifies; A Cipolia says Monaghan recommended Perlman co despite evidence that co lacked bond requirements

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Notable Births

Sam Mills

1959Sam Mills, American football player (died 2005)[โ€ ]

Samuel Davis Mills Jr. was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. He also played for three seasons for the Philadelphia / Baltimore Stars of the United States Football League (USFL), where he won two championships in 1984 and 1985. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.

Historical Context for June 3, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[โ€ ]