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October 3, 1959

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Dodgers Beat White Sox, 4-3, and Tie World Series; Dodgers' 3 Homers Beat White Sox and Square World Series at Game Each 2 CLOUTS BY NEAL PACE 4-3 VICTORY Essegian Poles Pinch Homer to Open Dodgers' Rally in 7th Against White Sox

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

CHICAGO, Oct. 2 -- The Dodgers fought their way back today to even terms in the 1959 world series. Two homers by Charley Neal and one by a pinch hitter, Chuck Essegian, accounted for all the runs.

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DU PONT TO KEEP ITS STOCK IN G. M., BUT LOSES VOTES; U. S. COURT RULES Judge Says Proposal to Force the Sale of Shares Is 'Harsh' Court Rules du Pont Can Keep Stock in General Motors, but Voids Voting Rights IMPACT ON MARKET IS CITED BY JUDGE He Calls Government's Plan to Force Sale of Shares 'Unnecessarily Harsh'

By Austin C. Wehrweinspecial To the New York Times

CHICAGO, Oct. 2 -- E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. won a sweeping victory today in a ten-year-old antitrust suit brought by the Government to force it to sell a 23 per cent stock interest in General Motors Corporation.

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WALKOUT ON PIERS EXPECTED TO LAST; BOTH SIDES FIRM; No Joint Meetings Slated -- 70,000 Idle for 2d Day on East and Gulf Coasts TRAVELERS ARE DELAYED 3,000 on 6 Ships Unload Own Bags -- Union Chiefs See 100% Effectiveness WALKOUT ON PIERS EXPECTED TO LAST

By Jacques Nevard

Bradley terms strike 100% effective; bars return to work without pact; Chopin bars talks until Oct 15 unless dockers return sooner; Assn votes not to continue talks unless ILA agrees to carry out contract regardless of what Southern dockers do; Washington sources see Adm undecided on seeking Taft-Hartley Act injunction; few Anastasia Local 1814 dockers show up, none work; Halifax dockers refuse to handle Constitution; liner to return to NY

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Notable Births

Craig Bellamy (rugby league)

1959Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]

Craig Bellamy is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former professional rugby league footballer.

Fred Couples

1959Fred Couples, American golfer[†]

Frederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament in 1992, and the Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. Couples became the oldest person to make the cut in the Masters Tournament history during the 2023 Tournament at 63 years, six months, and five days.

Greg Proops

1959Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter[†]

Gregory Everett Proops is an American actor, stand-up comedian and television host. He is widely known for his work on the British and American versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He has also voiced the titular character on the American version of Bob the Builder: Project: Build It in series 10 to 14.

Frank Stephenson

1959Frank Stephenson, Italian automotive designer and blogger[†]

Frank Stephenson is a Moroccan-born Spanish-American automobile designer who has worked for Ford, BMW, Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and McLaren. He is best known for redesigning the Mini as the Mini Hatch.

Jack Wagner (actor)

1959Jack Wagner, American actor and singer[†]

Peter John Wagner II is an American actor, singer, and golfer, best known for his roles on General Hospital, Santa Barbara, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Melrose Place.

Notable Deaths

Tochigiyama Moriya

1959Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (born 1892)[†]

Tochigiyama Moriya was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 27th yokozuna from 1918 until 1925. Generally he is considered one of the pioneers of modern sumo. He remains the lightest yokozuna in the history of the sport with a weight of 104 kg.

Historical Context for October 3, 1959

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