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early returns; Communists lose; 5 Communist ex-Mins defeated; ex-Chief Min Namboodiripad defeats Cong party candidate Nair; map
praised by Lt Gen Schriever, Sen subcom
6 RC Bishops ask freedom of pol prisoners, joint pastoral lr, copy of which was smuggled past censorship; stress RC defense of individual rights; their offer of plan to curb 'excesses' reptdly led to Trujillo suppression of lr; his relations with RC Ch revd
ALBANY, Feb. 2 -- The Legislature received a Republican proposal today to strip the New York City Transit Authority of its power to conduct labor negotiations.
1960Marty Jannetty, American wrestler[†]
Fredrick Martin Jannetty is an American retired professional wrestler who has worked for promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and has won a total of 20 championships.
1960Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager[†]
Joachim "Jogi" Löw is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In March 2021, Löw announced that he would resign from his position after the delayed Euro 2020. Of all head coaches of the Germany national football team, Löw has managed and won the most matches (124/198).
1960Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (born 1921)[†]
Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione was an Italian singer and actor who became very popular in the late 1950s. His public persona – the character he played both in his songs and his movies – was of a humorous mobster with a penchant for whisky and women.
1960British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.[†]
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet, and selects its ministers. Modern prime ministers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the House of Commons, so they are invariably members of Parliament.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]