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In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]
1960The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.[†]
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank.
Standard Oil Co (NJ) to assume complete sponsorship for 13 wks; plans firm 'hands-off policy, only brief institutional ad
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Pleads guilty to indictments resulting from $718,425 '59 stock fraud involving counterfeiting of stock ctfs to get money to lease and refurbish The Shelton Towers Hotel; por
Eisenhower sees no reason to protest plan, news conf; says US has carried out and plans similar tests
Jack indicted for conspiracy to obstruct justice and for 3 violations of City Charter; arrested; illus; pleads not guilty; paroled; sure of vindication; relinquishes post pending outcome of trial; Ungar named co-conspirator but not co-defendant since he claimed immunity in testifying before grand jury; Dist Atty Hogan says Jack concealed facts from jury and lied to him about paying $4,400 to F Bechtel, contractor on apt job; details alleged conspiracy; Charter violation charges summarized; other details
named Finance Min; illus
Wagner asks city and county bar assns for rept on Mahoney; 2 assns comment; Wagner reptd annoyed that orgns privately recommended against Mahoney reapptmt, publicly disclaimed opposition; civic orgns, others urge reapptmt
Eisenhower says $84-billion revenue estimate, fiscal '61, is based on 'conservative' estimate that GNP will be $510 billion, news conf
Eisenhower withholds formal endorsement of Nixon but leaves little doubt of it, press conf; discounts effects of no competition; surprised by Rockefeller withdrawal; jests on own eligibility for Vice Pres
PSC refuses to let Consol Edison end conjunctional billing; decision almost direct reversal of May '59 ruling; hailed by Assemblyman Spiegel
13-nation (Special Econ) com agrees on modified Dillon plan; com of 'wise men' (N Amer, Euromkt, Eur Free Trade Assn reprs) to rept on possibilities for new orgn in Apr; modification rather than abolition of OEEC seen