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October 5, 1959

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Headlines from October 5, 1959

SOVIET EXPECTS SATELLITE TO ROUND THE MOON TODAY AND SEND DATA ON FAR SIDE; PHOTOS POSSIBLE Scientist Hopeful on Pictures -- Future Path Is in Doubt Soviet Expects Satellite to Round Moon and Transmit Data From Far Side Today AN ORBIT OF EARTH REMAINS IN DOUBT Scientist Predicts Photos of Distant Lunar Side but Officials Are Silent

By Max Frankelspecial To the New York Times

vehicle expected to round moon but future path is in doubt, diagram; official communiques vague; do not list or describe equipment, including photographic, that may be aboard; only Tass science ed mentions possibility of photographing moon's hidden face; rocket weighed 3,416 lbs without fuel, satellite ejected from last stage 613 lbs, instruments 344 lbs

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STEEL PAY OFFER IS TURNED DOWN BY UNION BOARD; Eisenhower May Move Up Thursday's Deadline for Invoking Taft Injunction NO NEW TALKS SLATED Union Maintains Proposed Benefits Are Too Low -- Sees 'Slavery' Terms STEEL PAY OFFER IS TURNED DOWN

By A. H. Raskinspecial To the New York Times

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LITTLE HOPE SEEN FOR PIER PARLEY; Employers Call Two-Coast Strike Illegal and 'Stupid' LITTLE HOPE SEEN FOR PIER PARLEY

By Jacques Nevard

little hope for talks seen; Assn terms strike illegal and stupid, Chopin statement; Bradley bars return without contract; Govt expected to seek injunction, New Orleans

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HIGH COURT OPENS NEW TERM TODAY; Third Hearing on Smith Act Case Is on Heavy Docket HIGH COURT OPENS NEW TERM TODAY

By Anthony Lewisspecial To the New York Times

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NEHRU SAYS CHINA MUST WITHDRAW; He Bars Talks on Border Dispute Until Reds' Troops Quit Indian Territory NEHRU SAYS CHINA MUST WITHDRAW

By Special to The New York Times

Nehru bars talks on border dispute until China withdraw troops from Indian territory, lr to Chou En-lai; again rejects Chinese claim to large areas; refuses to change boundary but would discuss minor adjustments; denies Indian troops have trespassed into Tibet; stresses India's desire for friendly ties with Peiping; map

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Notable Births

1959Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge^[†]

Kenan İpek is a Turkish legal prosecutor and judge who served as the Minister of Justice of Turkey from 7 March to 17 November 2015. Having previously served as the Undersecretary to the Justice Ministry, İpek succeeded the Justice and Development Party minister Bekir Bozdağ as the Minister of Justice in accordance to Article 114 of the Turkish Constitution three months before the June 2015 general election. He is, formally, of no political affiliation, and concurrently served as the President of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors during his time as Minister.

1959Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial^[†]

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing as a result of their service in Vietnam and South East Asia during the war. The Memorial Wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin and is an example of minimalist architecture. The Wall, completed in 1982, has since been supplemented with the statue Three Soldiers in 1984 and the Vietnam Women's Memorial in 1993.

1959Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)^[†]

Kelly Joe Phelps was an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.

Historical Context for October 5, 1959

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