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December 18, 1959

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Administration Chided; ROCKEFELLER SAYS INTEGRATION LAGS

By Warren Weaver Jr.special To the New York Times

made hon member of Pawnee Indian tribe; illus

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Midwest Support Forms; Politics Is Fun, if You Have the Head for It GOVERNOR GIVEN MIDWEST BACKING

By Austin C. Wehrweinspecial To the New York Times

Rockefeller trip revd; seen gaining support, Minn and Wis, from top business and professional groups whereas party orgn leaders back Nixon; Repr Judd lauds Rockefeller but holds party cannot 'dump' Nixon; Stassen backers support Rockefeller

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Soviet Revising Bonuses To Reward Cost Cutting; SOVIET REVAMPING ITS BONUS SYSTEM

By Max Frankelspecial To the New York Times

New formula for bonuses decreed to reward cost cutting, quality output and timely deliveries instead of only quantitative output; effective Jan 1

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Historical Context for December 18, 1959

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