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6 automated machines start operation in GE steam turbine-generator plant, Schenectady, world's largest machine shop
Greater NY Hosp Assn com reptd ready to accept W H Davis plan with some reservations, mainly clause cutting union activity inside hosps; details
EARLY in the spring. Park Commissioner Robert Moses decided that there should be no more free Shakespeare in Central Park. He was absolutely right. Citizens able to spend from $1 to $5 will have access to a new outdoor theatre for different entertainment in the Wollman Memorial Skating Rink.
Bull Machine Co (France) plans to enter US mkt; now supplies units to Remington Rand under exclusive pact that expires Aug '60; wants full partnership
The Christian Democratic Union, the majority party of West Germany, is a Catholic center party, embracing both business and trade union interests. It was organized by the men who guided West Germany's recovery from World War II -- notably Chancellor Konrad Adenauer -- and it is still dominated by Chancellor Adenauer.
1959Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer[†]
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis' albums: Tutu (1986), Music from Siesta (1987), and Amandla (1989). His collaboration with Vandross was especially close; he co-produced and served as the arranger for most of Vandross' albums, and he and Vandross co-wrote many of Vandross' songs, including the hits "I Really Didn't Mean It", "Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power" and "Don't Want to Be a Fool". He also co-wrote the 1988 single "Da Butt" for Experience Unlimited.
1959Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.[†]
The Disneyland Monorail is an attraction and transportation line at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, United States. It was the first daily operating monorail in the world.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]