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HR com adopts most of Adm proposals for reforming pensions system; backs higher benefit levels and excludes soc security benefits in computing income; details on provisions, costs
Khrushchev calls Western stand 'unrealistic and bankrupt,' s, Riga
Verrazano hailed at Hudson River anniv fete
Eisenhower repts US will send Greece special equipment and data to train troops in atomic weapons
1959John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician[†]
John Sidney Linnell is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist, and is one half of the Brooklyn-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. In addition to singing and songwriting, he plays accordion, baritone and bass saxophone, clarinet, and keyboards for the group.
1959Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian[†]
John Scott Thompson is a Canadian actor and comedian, best known as member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for playing Brian on The Larry Sanders Show.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]