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Riots flare, Caracas, for 9 hrs; 4 dead; many hurt; Betancourt suspends certain civil rights; riots held sparked by resignation of popular pub works aide Dr Fortoul; Betancourt says jobless employed on pub works will be shifted, not discharged
Rockefeller seeks to keep fiscal '61 budget under $2 billion; if successful, budget will be 1st lower than predecessor since '44; he tells dept heads requests cannot exceed '60 funds; asks them to submit plans for 5% cut
conflict between Mongol tradition and modernization plans discussed; visit to Genghis Khan capital of Karakorum described; Buddhism seen still strong; illus; map of ancient Mongol empire
Justice Frankfurter denies Teamsters petition to stay Appeals Ct ruling upholding apptmt of monitors by Dist Ct
subcom votes against attempt to override veto; approves substitute bill; provisions discussed
1959Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (died 2016)[†]
Peter Jozzeppi Burns was an English singer, songwriter and television personality who formed the band Dead or Alive in 1980 during the new wave era and was the band's lead vocalist. Dead or Alive sold over 17 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide, and their 1985 hit "You Spin Me Round " was produced by the trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) and became their first UK No. 1 hit single. Dead or Alive's first three albums all reached the UK Top 30, with Youthquake reaching the Top 10. Additionally, the band had seven UK Top 40 singles, two US Top 20 singles and another two singles which went to No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In 2016, Billboard magazine ranked Dead or Alive as one of the most successful dance artists of all time.
1959Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Georg Albert Ruthenberg, better known by his stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He was the lead guitarist and co-founder of Los Angeles–based punk band The Germs and a rhythm guitarist for grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to form Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. Smear left the band in 1997 before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005 and being promoted back to a full-time member in 2010.
1959Edgar Guest, English-American journalist and poet (born 1881)[†]
Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who became known as the People's Poet. His poems often had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]