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Rockefeller names 13 to form temporary bd of dirs for Ltd Profit Housing Mortgage Corp; 12 are execs of banks and ins cos participating in Corp program
300 maul 2 white detectives, E Bronx, trying to arrest 2 for illegal possession of alcohol; 4 held
Sciences Acad vp Dr Semyonov proposes reorganization of scientific insts and Acad to spur research and cut red tape in line with Khrushchev ideas voiced to party Central Com, June; urges inst heads get broader powers over finances and equipment ordering; seeks to cut time scientists must give to adm; suggests practical science applications be handled by regional acads and factory complexes; other proposals
15,000 Amers seen visiting, '59; expected to spend over $5 million
1959Rosanna Arquette, American actress, director, and producer[†]
Rosanna Lisa Arquette is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours, The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and starred in the ABC sitcom What About Brian? from 2006 to 2007.
1959Albert Owen, Welsh sailor and politician[†]
Albert Owen is a Welsh Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ynys Môn from 2001 to 2019. He took the seat in the 2001 election from Plaid Cymru with a margin of exactly eight hundred votes and retained the seat at the four subsequent general elections. During his time in Parliament, he was a member of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, Welsh Affairs Select Committee and the International Development Committee. He was also a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairs and vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cancer.
1959Mark Price, English drummer[†]
Mark Gerard Price is an English drummer known for being a member of Nik Kershaw's band, All About Eve and Del Amitri.
1959Florent Vollant, Canadian singer-songwriter[†]
Florent Vollant is a Canadian singer-songwriter. An Innu from Maliotenam, Quebec, he was half of the popular folk music duo Kashtin, one of the most significant musical groups in First Nations history. He has subsequently released four solo albums.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]