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Brit leaders reptd doubtful USSR is hardening, but concede possibility of USSR pact with E Ger; speculation
Eisenhower urges Cong pass sensible, sound program, message; promises approval even if it means 'more regimentation' of farmers; Johnston, Halleck comment; conciliatory tone of message noted
Taxi tax repeal bill signed
NYCTA repts passengers up 9,964,707, revenues up $1,118,452, July-Jan; surprised by rise; Patterson comments
Const Revision (Peck) Comm to draft new article for Const; Repub Legis and party leaders opposed; staff rept by Prof Silva warns of growing disparities; 5 largest counties with '50 population of 8,131,810 were allocated 27 Sen seats, avg of 301,178 for each Sen; remaining 57 counties population totaled 6,071,639, allocated 31 seats, avg of 195,859 for each Sen; issue revd
1960Jim Kent, American biologist, computer programmer, academic[†]
William James Kent is an American research scientist and computer programmer. He has been a contributor to genome database projects and the 2003 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award.
1960Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (born 1898)[†]
Aloysius Viktor Stepinac was a Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1953, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death, a period which included the fascist rule of the genocidal Ustaše regime with the support of the Axis powers from 1941 to 1945 during World War II.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]