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Rockefeller weighs abolishing Monaghan post by creating new 3-man comm at special Legis session
5 killed, over 30 hurt in clashes over new school term, Trivandrum; map; most govt schools open; Namboodiripad blames Caths for violence
Morton repts Elsenhower weighs appeal to pub on program; Johnson charges '60 pol; defends Cong record; Mansfield disputes Dem Advisory Council criticism of Dem leadership
USSR agrees to tech talks on detecting nuclear blasts in outer space, Geneva diplomats conf on nuclear test ban; Tsarapkin rejects Wadsworth and Wright plea to study new data on underground tests; says issue can wait till tests ban accord is signed
State Dept and ICA hold HR com charges of aid program mismanagement and bribery either false or exaggerated, 45-page rebuttal; Dept denies then Amb Parsons helped 'railroad' auditor H Miller from country when he uncovered alleged maladministration; Parsons also denies charge, says he wrote Repr Hardy offering to testify but recd no reply; rebuttal admits some shortcomings in program but holds major aims achieved; some com charges and rebuttals outlined; Govt says Miller was ousted because of his 'gen attitude and conduct' but some of his findings were true and are being probed
1959The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (died 2014)[†]
Warrior was an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and motivational speaker. Best known by his ring name The Ultimate Warrior, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1992, as well as a short stint in 1996. He also notably spent a few months in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998, in which he was known as The Warrior.
1959George Reeves, American actor and director (born 1914)[†]
George Reeves was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]