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Fed Govt to withhold further funds on Soundview pending clarification of project status; Wagner confs with Moses en route to St Lawrence Seaway opening
Israeli pol parties protest deal to sell Israeli-made arms to W Ger
Johansson wins by TKO after 7 knockdowns in 3d round
talks break down after 12 leading cos execs refuse USWA inv to conf; shutdowns begun; Kefauver offers data showing reasonable wage rise possible without price rise
Rockefeller, in message to be submitted to Legis, urges dismissing Monaghan, forming 3-man comm, abolishing track improvement fund and forbidding Comm to reimburse tracks for Fed income taxes paid on funds for track improvements; accuses Monaghan of 'laxity and serious errors in judgment'; says Comm charges have impaired confidence in Monaghan
1959Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator[†]
Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for seven years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.
1959Lorrie Morgan, American singer[†]
Loretta Lynn Morgan is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of George Morgan, widow of Keith Whitley, and ex-wife of Jon Randall and Sammy Kershaw, all of whom are also country music singers. Morgan has been active as a singer since the age of 13, and charted her first single in 1979. She achieved her greatest success between 1988 and 1999, recording for RCA Records and the defunct BNA Records. Her first two RCA albums and her BNA album Watch Me are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The 1995 compilation Reflections: Greatest Hits is her best-selling album with a double-platinum certification; War Paint, Greater Need, and Shakin' Things Up, also on BNA, are certified gold.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]