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The National Football League's championship game between the Giants and the Colts at Baltimore today matches two teams as unlike as the faces in Picasso's "Woman in the Mirror."
North 27--South 17
Trade boom seen spurred by recent internatl moves to ease pol tensions; speculation on effects of Eisenhower goodwill tour, econ growth and cooperation in various areas
paradox of consumer index high and wholesale low discussed; comment on effect of wage rises
repts on traffic accidents
1959Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author[†]
Gerina Dunwich is a professional astrologer, occult historian, and New Age author best known for her books on Wicca and various occult subjects.
1959Andre Tippett, American football player and coach[†]
Andre Bernard Tippett Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American in 1981. A second-round pick in the 1982 NFL draft, Tippett was selected to five Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro twice in his career. Since 2007, he has been the Patriots' executive director of community affairs. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]