BMT Power Fails, Delaying 266,000; BMT POWER FAILS, DELAYING 266,000
By Ralph Katz
Power failure stalls BMT 45 mins during morning rush; halts 5 trolley coach lines, Bklyn
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September 17, 1959
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Slum Body Picks 3 To Study Sponsors; Ungar Is Dropped; SLUM BODY NAMES 3 TO SIFT SPONSORS
By Charles Grutzner
Slum Clearance Com names Felt, Davies and Butt to subcom to pass on qualifications of prospective Title I sponsors; to drop Ungar as Riverside-Amsterdam project sponsor; Felt says Com reform matters were 'resolved satisfactorily' with Moses; Moses refuses comment; defends Shanahan; says 11 full-time Com aides will be named, Spargo and Lebwohl will continue part-time work; says Yeshiva U was renamed sponsor of campus within Riverside-Amsterdam project; Ungar may try to outbid Com-selected sponsor at auction of site
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CAPITAL PLEASED WITH VISIT SO FAR; Eisenhower and Khrushchev Agree on Broad Agenda for Camp David Talks CAPITAL PLEASED WITH VISIT SO FAR
By James Restonspecial To the New York Times
Khrushchev reaffirms USSR position, indicating basis for negotiation, s, Natl Press Club
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KHRUSHCHEV SEES U. S. MODEL FARM; Trades Quips With Benson and Examines Livestock at Research Center Khrushchev Is Shown Through U. S. Agricultural Research Center by Benson HOST AND GUEST EXCHANGE QUIPS Both Discover a Common Background -- Premier Finds Much to Learn
By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times
he visits Center; illus; welcomed by Sec Benson; briefed on US research; trades quips with Benson
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KHRUSHCHEV HAS AN ARMS PLAN; ASKS PEACE EFFORT LEST EARTH TURN INTO 'ASHES AND GRAVES'; U. N. TO HEAR IDEA Premier to Address it Tomorrow -- Due in New York Today Khrushchev Promises to Present to U. N. a New Plan for World Disarmament BIDS U. S., SOVIET GUARANTEE PEACE Warns in Press Club Talk: War Would Cover Earth 'With Ashes and Graves'
By Harrison E. Salisburyspecial To the New York Times
Khrushchev revs aims of treaty with both Gers, s, Natl Press Club
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Historical Context for September 17, 1959
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]