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proposes summit conf start May 16 in Paris, lr to Khrushchev
Kelley, F M, Domestic Relations Ct Presiding Justice
NYC withholds $103,425 payment to New Eng Dredge & Dock Co for dredging Newtown Creek Canal pending probe of reptd scheme by co and Bklyn Pub Works Dept inspector to defraud city on contract; acts on Comr Kaplan rept that co failed to remove specified amt of waste and that no check was made by inspector; Dist Atty Silver orders probe
ALBANY, Dec. 29 -- A detailed and massive blueprint for reorganizing New York's state government was submitted to legislative leaders today by Governor Rockefeller.
NY unit weighs asking NYS Ins Dept for rate rises of 5814-95% in next 4 yrs; plans to extend and increase some benefits
1959Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor[†]
Sir Antonio Pappano is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.
1959Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer[†]
Kåre Thomsen is a Norwegian Jazz musician (guitar) and graphic designer, known for a number of releases and is active on the Bergen jazz scene performing with musicians like Karl Seglem, Vigleik Storaas and Terje Isungset. He is the younger brother of the acclaimed Bergen guitarist Ole Thomsen.
1959Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter[†]
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers". Ullman began her career as a dramatic actress on stage, as well as in the British soap opera Mackenzie, playing Lisa Mackenzie. After an award-winning performance in the improvised play Four in a Million at the Royal Court Theatre, she began a comedy career. She starred in the British television sketch comedies A Kick Up the Eighties and Three of a Kind, the latter winning her a BAFTA in 1984. After a brief singing career, she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
1959Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs[†]
Josée Verner, is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served as a minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper serving as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie. On May 18, 2011, it was announced that she would be appointed to the Senate of Canada following the loss of her Commons seat in the 2011 federal election. She was formally appointed on June 13, 2011.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]