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March 25, 1960

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Headlines from March 25, 1960

CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED BY HOUSE GAINS IN SENATE; Roll-Call Vote of 311 to 109 Is Acclaimed by Rogers as 'an Historic Step' JOHNSON'S TACTICS WIN His Parliamentary Strategy Assures the Measure Will Reach Floor Tuesday CIVIL RIGHTS BILL PASSED BY HOUSE

By Russell Bakerspecial To the New York Times

HR, 311-109, approves rights bill; roll-call; Rogers hails action; Sen rejects Southern objections, sets aside own rights proposals and votes to start work next wk on HR bill; Eastland attempts to thwart Johnson move to send HR bill to Judiciary Com he heads noted; Sen, 51-43, tables amendment to combine Adm referee plan with alternative for Fed enrollment officers; roll-call

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Notable Births

1960Mike Aulby, American bowler[โ€ ]

Mike Aulby is a left-handed bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He is one of only five PBA bowlers to win both a Rookie and Player of the Year award. He is also the first player in history to complete a career "Super Slam", in which a bowler wins all five PBA Tour major tournaments at least once. He has since been joined in this exclusive club by Jason Belmonte. Aulby owns 29 career PBA Tour titles, currently 9th place all-time, with eight major titles among these wins. He is a member of both the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame.

Steve Norman

1960Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer[โ€ ]

Steven Antony Norman is an English musician who plays tenor saxophone, guitar, percussion and other instruments, for the English new romantic band Spandau Ballet.

1960Peter O'Brien, Australian actor[โ€ ]

Peter O'Brien is an Australian actor, best known for his role as an original cast member in 1985 of Australian soap opera Neighbours as Shane Ramsay. He has also acted in numerous British and American productions.

Brenda Strong

1960Brenda Strong, American actress[โ€ ]

Brenda Lee Strong is an American actress. She began her career in television, including guest starring appearances in Twin Peaks, Party of Five, Seinfeld, Scandal, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Blossom and Sports Night. She also starred as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives (2004โ€“12).

Historical Context for March 25, 1960

In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[โ€ ]