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November 19, 1959

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ACHESON DECRIES 'DANGER' TO WEST IN SUMMIT PLANS; Terms for Talks With Soviet Could Mean Major Defeat, He Tells NATO Group DISCERNS LACK OF WILL Favors Discussions of Arms Control as Most Likely to Produce Results ACHESON DECRIES 'DANGER' TO WEST

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

Warns that negotiations with USSR under terms now being considered would mean major defeat for West, s, NATO parliamentary conf, Washington; holds Berlin settlement on Khrushchev terms would lead to US mil withdrawal from Eur

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U.S. Envoys Gain In Language Skills; U.S. ENVOYS GAIN LANGUAGE SKILLS

By James Restonspecial To the New York Times

J Reston repts career officers foreign-language mastery improved since his Mar '58 rept disclosing that over 1/2 lacked speaking knowledge of a foreign language; repts only 15% now lack such knowledge; describes Foreign Services Inst training program; Inst Dir Hoskins details achievements; Reston says over 1/2 of pol apptees in major posts still lack working knowledge; Hoskins notes major problem now is to develop specialists in less-widely-used languages; table on language proficiency

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Notable Births

Robert Barron

1959Robert Barron, American bishop, author, and theologian[†]

Robert Emmet Barron is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester since 2022. He is the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire, and was the host of Catholicism, a documentary TV series about Catholicism that aired on PBS. He served as rector at Mundelein Seminary from 2012 to 2015 and as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2015 to 2022.

Jo Bonner

1959Jo Bonner, American politician[†]

Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from Congress on August 2, 2013, to take a job with the University of Alabama. He served as Chief of Staff to Alabama governor Kay Ivey from 2019 to 2021, before becoming the president of the University of South Alabama. He was officially inaugurated in December 2021.

Allison Janney

1959Allison Janney, American actress[†]

Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress. Known for her performances across the screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards.

Notable Deaths

Joseph Charbonneau

1959Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (born 1892)[†]

Joseph Charbonneau was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1940 to 1950.

Historical Context for November 19, 1959

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