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July 17, 1959

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GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS ON BERLIN ISSUE; But Reveals Soviet Terms for Agreement Remain as Hard as Ever HERTER ANALYZES AIMS Suggests in Geneva Parley Address That U.N. Get Role in Settlement GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS

By Sydney Grusonspecial To the New York Times

Gromyko agrees to secret talks, but indicates USSR terms unchanged; Herter analyzes USSR and Western terms, plenary session; suggests UN personnel rept on propaganda activities of both sides

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Germany's Fifth Liner Bremen Is Welcomed Here; Germany's 5th Liner Bremen Is Greeted on First Run Here

By Edward A. Morrow

arrives; hailed; illus

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Mayor Calls Parley on Harlem; Seeks Liaison to Ease Tension; HARLEM MEETING CALLED BY MAYOR

By Peter Kihss

PORS AND ILLUS

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PRESIDENT NAMES PHYSICIST TO A.E.C.; John H. Williams to Succeed Libby -- Speedy Senate Approval Expected PRESIDENT NAMES PHYSICIST TO A.E.C.

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

Dr H J Williams apptd Libby successor

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KHRUSHCHEV GIVES A 'SOLEMN PLEDGE' NOT TO START WAR; He Tells Audience in Poland 'Wiser Capitalists' Won't Make Move Either KHRUSHCHEV VOWS NOT TO START WAR

By A. M. Rosenthalspecial To the New York Times

Khrushchev defends USSR-Nazi pact of '39 as giving USSR time to defend itself, s, Sosnowiec, Poland

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1959Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician^[†]

Manzila Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin is a British non-affiliated life peer and community activist of Bangladeshi descent. In 2009 she was included on The Guardian's Muslim Women Power List for Britain. She previously sat for Labour when, in 2012, Uddin was required to repay £125,349, the largest amount in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.

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1959Billie Holiday, American singer (born 1915)^[†]

Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Holiday was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.

1959Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (born 1875)^[†]

Eugene Isaac Meyer was a prominent American banker, businessman, financier, and newspaper publisher. His most notable public service role was as the fifth chairman of the Federal Reserve, a position he held from 1930 to 1933. Meyer purchased The Washington Post in 1933, and was its publisher from 1933 to 1946, with the paper staying in his family throughout the rest of the 20th century. He was the first president of the World Bank Group from June to December 1946.

Historical Context for July 17, 1959

In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people^[†]

Headlines from July 17, 1959

GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS ON BERLIN ISSUE; But Reveals Soviet Terms for Agreement Remain as Hard as Ever HERTER ANALYZES AIMS Suggests in Geneva Parley Address That U.N. Get Role in Settlement GROMYKO AGREES TO SECRET TALKS

Germany's Fifth Liner Bremen Is Welcomed Here; Germany's 5th Liner Bremen Is Greeted on First Run Here

Mayor Calls Parley on Harlem; Seeks Liaison to Ease Tension; HARLEM MEETING CALLED BY MAYOR

PRESIDENT NAMES PHYSICIST TO A.E.C.; John H. Williams to Succeed Libby -- Speedy Senate Approval Expected PRESIDENT NAMES PHYSICIST TO A.E.C.

KHRUSHCHEV GIVES A 'SOLEMN PLEDGE' NOT TO START WAR; He Tells Audience in Poland 'Wiser Capitalists' Won't Make Move Either KHRUSHCHEV VOWS NOT TO START WAR

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