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Mass Sup Ct rejects Franklin Foundation suit to terminate trust fund estab by him in 1790 for state and Boston; rules current $1.5 million fund should continue until 1991 in accordance with will terms; will provisions noted
Mayor Wagner to ask $9-million state aid to transport pupils
comments on Gov DiSalle pledge of Ohio delegation
indus and USWA reprs sign pact, pledge friendship and cooperation; Mitchell and Nixon cheered by USWA wage policy com; Pittsburgh Steel resists pact because of incentive rate issue
outlook linked to Pres election; Sen Kuchel urges Dems curb pol and cooperate with Adm; HR liberal Dems conf on program keyed to election
1960Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster[†]
Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst. He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1988 and 1994.
1960Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach[†]
Kari Jalonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was a former head coach of Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team in year's 2022 and 2023. He is not related to Finnish ice hockey coach Jukka Jalonen.
1960Nigella Lawson, English chef and author[†]
Nigella Lucy Lawson is an English food writer and television cook.
1960Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator[†]
Howard Matthew Moses Long is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the Villanova Wildcats and was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 1981 NFL draft. Long received eight Pro Bowl and three first-team All-Pro selections while helping the team win Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
1960National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.[†]
National Airlines Flight 2511 was a United States domestic passenger flight from New York City to Miami, Florida. On January 6, 1960, the Douglas DC-6 serving the flight exploded in midair. The National Airlines aircraft was carrying 5 crew members and 29 passengers, all of whom perished. The Civil Aeronautics Board investigation concluded that the plane was brought down by a bomb made of dynamite. No criminal charges were ever filed, nor was the blame for the bombing ever determined, though a suicide bombing is suspected. The investigation remains open.
1960The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.[†]
The Associations Law was a law in Iraq, which legally regulated political parties. The law was promulgated on 1 January 1960. Prior to the adoption of this law, political parties had been banned since 1954. The law came into force on 6 January 1960.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]