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Const Revision Comm proposes broad expansion of home rule, rept to Gov and Legis; urges local govts be given legis powers not specifically denied by Legis; proposes Legis act for local govts only through gen laws or by class; urges each class contain at least 3 units; other data
Mayor Wagner and Estimate Bd approve plan to impose $100-a-yr charge on buses to help offset taxi tax revenue loss
Tass charges USSR hydrographic ship Ungo fired on by SK naval vessel off NK; calls attack piracy; warns of retaliation in event of future attacks; map; SK denies charge
agrees to open conf in Paris May 16, lrs to Western leaders
1959Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player[†]
Liveris Andritsos is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.02 m tall, he could play at both the small forward and power forward positions.
1959Val Kilmer, American actor (died 2025)[†]
Val Edward Kilmer was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including comedies, dramas, action adventures, westerns, historical films, crime dramas, science fiction films, and fantasy films. Films in which Kilmer appeared grossed more than $3.85 billion worldwide. In 1992, film critic Roger Ebert remarked, "if there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it".
1959Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician[†]
Phillip D. Kline is a former American attorney who served as a Kansas state legislator, district attorney of Johnson County, and Kansas Attorney General. Kline, a member of the Republican Party, lost re-election as attorney general to Democratic challenger Paul J. Morrison in 2006. Kline was appointed by the Republican County Central Committee to fill the vacancy left by Morrison's election as Kansas Attorney General, becoming district attorney of Johnson County on the day he left office as attorney general and essentially switching jobs with Morrison. Kline then ran for a full term as district attorney, but was defeated in the 2008 Republican primary.
1959Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru[†]
Baron Divavesi Waqa is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]