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Eisenhower reptdly plans tour of Eur and Asian nations prior to Western summit conf in Paris Dec 19
Elected NYC City Ct Justice
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Tsarapkin repts USSR now willing to study new data on underground tests detection, Geneva conf; in abrupt reversal, proposes tech experts of US, USSR and GB meet soon in Geneva; State Dept encouraged but cautious
elections; Dems win Supervisors Bd control for 1st time since '32; scandals probe linked; J W Cermak, Repub, in slight lead over H L Dennison, Dem, for County Exec; Hughes urges Repub party overhaul; Dist Atty Cohalan, Sheriff Dominy re-elected; N E Klipp, Repub, elected County Clerk; P R Hildreth, Repub, elected Surrogate
1959Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman[†]
Kenneth Kirzinger is a Canadian actor and stuntman best known for his portrayals of Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason (2003), Pa in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), and Rusty Nail in Joy Ride 3: Roadkill (2014).
1959Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1896)[†]
Friedrich Waismann was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the key theorists in logical positivism.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]