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US backs Dalai Lama plea to UN; move does not indicate US recognition of his claim that Tibet is ind nation since Chinese 'suzerainty' has been accepted
Cong overrides veto (on pub works bill) for 1st time; Pres has successfully vetoed 145 bills
Peiping radio broadcasts Tass dispatch reptg USSR leaders confident of settlement of Chinese-Indian differences
NYC officials, World's Fair '64 Com tour Flushing Meadow Pk; illus; Comr Moses repts Kissena Corridor also available to expand site; map
NYS Harness Racing Comm repts Speedy Pick stimulated with procaine; suspends driver-trainer C Fitzpatrick Jr, groom R Jette and Blue Hen Stable; rules horses owned, driven or trained by Fitzpatrick ineligible
1959David Frost, South African golfer[†]
David Laurence Frost is a South African professional golfer who was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Frost has 29 professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents, including the World Series of Golf, South African Open, Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge and Canadian Open. He has also been on the winning Alfred Dunhill Cup team and played in the Presidents Cup.
1959John Hawkes, American actor[†]
John Hawkes is an American actor. He is the recipient of two Independent Spirit Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
1959Paul Douglas, American actor (born 1907)[†]
Paul Douglas Fleischer, known professionally as Paul Douglas, was an American actor.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]