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November 8, 1959

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Historical Context for November 8, 1959

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

Notable Births

1959Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (died 2013)^[†]

Miroslav Janů was a Czech football defender and later manager. As a player, he played a total of 240 matches in the Czechoslovak First League, scoring five times.

1959Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director^[†]

Larry David Paciotti is an American director of pornographic films. He appears as the drag-diva persona Chi Chi LaRue, and has been credited as director under the names "Lawrence David" and "Taylor Hudson".

Notable Deaths

1959Frank S. Land, American activist, founded the DeMolay International (born 1890)^[†]

Frank Sherman "Dad" Land was the Founder of the Order of DeMolay. A business and community leader in Kansas City and a member of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446, Land served as Imperial Potentate of the Shriners and is revered today as the Founder of the Order of DeMolay.

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Headlines from November 8, 1959

PENN DEFEATS YALE, 28-12;; DOELLING EXCELS

By Allison Danzig

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7 -Behind by 12 -- 0 in the second quarter before it had a first down, Pennsylvania defeated Yale, 28 -- 12, in a rough, fiercely fought football game in the mud of rain-soaked Franklin Field today.

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NORTHWESTERN TOPPLED; Wisconsin Sends Wildcats To First Setback, 24 to 19

By Howard M. Tuckner

EVANSTON, Ill., Nov. 8 -- Wisconsin sent out a fleet of hard-running backs today and behind an awesome display of downfield blocking stalled Northwestern's drive to its first Big Ten title in twenty-three years.

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My Dear Girl, Frizette Stakes

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TWO HARLEQUINS; Nancy Walker and Bert Lahr in Good Form in a Low Comedy Stage Revue

By Brooks Atkinson

IN "The Girls Against the Boys," Nancy Walker, who is head girl, and Bert Lahr, who is head boy, are not against each other in any respect.

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HARVARD SUBDUES PRINCETON, 14 TO 0; Touchdowns by Albie Cullen and Ravenel Hurt Tigers in Ivy League Race

By Louis Effrat

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 7 -- Harvard's defense minimized Princeton's speed, stymied the visitors' attack and paved the way for a 14-0 upset football victory in the rain and mud at Harvard Stadium today.

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SYRACUSE BEATS PENN STATE, 20-18;; 2 KICKS DECISIVE

By Joseph M. Sheehan

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 7 -- Two conversion kicks by left-footed Bob Yates enabled Syracuse to gain a 20-18 victory over Penn State today in a rousing match between unbeaten aspirants for the Eastern football title, high national ranking and major bowl bids.

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Comeback Trail for Brunswick Paved With Arithmetic, Luck; Success Story Owes Much to 'Jim' Szold, a Partner in Lehman Brothers

By Paul Heffernan

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Front Page 1 -- No Title; Tedious Job of Awakening Begins at a Giant Steel Mill

By Thomas E. Mullaney

production process at US Steel Fairless Works described; illus

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The Week in Finance; Stocks Show Small Gain as Traders Await a Ruling on Taft-Hartley Act

By John G. Forrest

Stock prices drifted gently downward last week through Thursday. On Friday there was a moderate and general advance.

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MADAGASCAR EYES U.S. VANILLA MART; Change in Ice Cream Label Laws Could Help Island

By Joseph Dunn

US Food and Drug Adm to decide on permitting ice cream mfrs to continue to call ice cream vanilla if made with artificial vanilla; decision vital to Madagascar, major supplier

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PLASTICS ASSUME THOUSAND FACES; Research Men Create Novel Roles Almost Every Day for Chemists' Products

By William M. Freeman

The research crews who come up almost every day with new products made of plastics are much like Lon Chaney, the movie character actor who was known a generation ago as the "man of a thousand faces."

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Texas 13-12 Victor Over Baylor; Longhorn Rally Decides

By the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 7 -- Unbeaten Texas surged 39 yards late in the fourth period today to overcome inspired Baylor, 13 -- 12, and move nearer the Southwest Conference championship and a Cotton Bowl berth.

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