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Brit realty investment co buys 14 interest in project for $25 million; believed largest Brit investment in US co since World War II; project expected to eventually cost $100 million
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Communists raid Pakse, ambush army patrol; kill 3 soldiers, wound 2; map; western observers pessimistic on upsurge of terrorism in South; rept Army has abandoned 10 mil posts, left nearly half of territory in Communist control; pattern of killings shows terrorists assassinate anyone who fraternizes with Westerners; effects on populace discussed
Khrushchev says USSR fully backs Communist Chinese claim to Taiwan, lr to Eisenhower; holds issue is internal; lr indicates Khrushchev made no effort to dissuade China from use of force and is denial of argument that USSR is partially responsible for China's actions; State Dept denies rept that Khrushchev had won Peiping's pledge not to use force
com to study taxi tax effects repts 6% cut in drivers incomes, rollback to '58 income level; co earnings reptdly off $211,000 a wk, latter data omitted from rept
1959Arto Salminen, Finnish journalist and author (died 2005)[†]
Arto Salminen was a Finnish writer known for his social commentary.
1959Marc Shaiman, American composer and songwriter[†]
Marc Shaiman is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman, actor Billy Crystal, and director Rob Reiner. Shaiman has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. He has also received seven Academy Award nominations.
1959Joseph Cahill, Australian politician, 29th Premier of New South Wales (born 1891)[†]
John Joseph Cahill, also known as Joe Cahill or J. J. Cahill, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, railway worker, trade unionist and Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to his death in 1959. Born the son of Irish migrants in Redfern, Cahill worked for the New South Wales Government Railways from the age of 16 before joining the Australian Labor Party. Being a prominent unionist organiser, including being dismissed for his role in the 1917 general strike, Cahill was elected to the Parliament of New South Wales for St George in 1925.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]