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Dr Handlin sees 60-75% rise in Negro and Puerto Rican population in met area by '80, 20% of region's population, book The Newcomers; sees cities and suburbs getting largest part of growth; discusses problems facing Puerto Ricans
Rockefeller pub program, sends it to Legis leaders; proposed bills detailed
Eisenhower reptdly will ask about $4.1 billion, fiscal '61; mil aid total reptd raised $400 million to about $2 billion; Eisenhower reptdly sided with State and Defense Depts against Treas and Budget Bur recommendation of $3.3-billion ceiling
China charges US officials kidnapped Chang for 20 hrs, threatened him and forced him to make statement; denies seizing and holding Armstrong
Felt repts city plans 3-yr study to organize system of priorities for slum clearance and urban renewal; statement made in reply to Jack charge that Felt reneged on pledge made 2 yrs ago to make Harlem renewal survey
1959Cherie Currie, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress[†]
Cherie Ann Currie is an American singer, musician, actress, and artist. Currie was the lead vocalist of the Runaways, a rock band from Los Angeles, in the mid-to-late 1970s. She later became a solo artist. Currie and her identical twin sister, Marie Currie, released the album Messin' With The Boys in 1980 as Cherie & Marie Currie. Their duet "Since You Been Gone" reached number 95 on US charts. She is also known for her role in the 1980 film Foxes.
1959Lorraine Kelly, Scottish journalist and actress[†]
Lorraine Kelly is a Scottish television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV and STV, including Good Morning Britain (1988–1992), GMTV (1993–2010), This Morning, Daybreak (2012–2014), The Sun Military Awards (2016–present), STV Children's Appeal (2016–present), and her eponymous programme Lorraine (2010–present).
1959Hugo Swire, English soldier and politician, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs[†]
Hugo George William Swire, Baron Swire, is a British politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon from 2001 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has had several ministerial roles, most recently as Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, a role he held until July 2016. Swire is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. He retired from the House of Commons at the 2019 general election. Since 2022 he has been a member of the House of Lords.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]