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Nixon indicates he weighs bid to Rockefeller for Vice Pres; White House press sec Hagerty hails Nixon, s, Repub Women Natl Fed
int by census takers; illus
leaves for vacation on Venezuelan ranch
USSR offers to open talks on reciprocal service with US, reply to US Oct '58 suggestion
1st weather satellite launched into orbit, Cape Canaveral
1960Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter[â ]
Linford Christie is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter and athletics coach. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European athlete to break the 10-second barrier in the 100Â m and held the British record in the event for close to 30 years. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European record holder in the 60 metres, 100 m and 4 Ă 100 metres relay.
1960Brad Jones, Australian race car driver[â ]
Bradley Jones is an Australian former racing driver. Jones now acts as team co-principal with his brother Kim in the V8 Supercar racing team, Brad Jones Racing.
1960Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist[â ]
Pascale Nadeau is a Canadian news presenter for Télévision de Radio-Canada from Quebec. Previously a daytime presenter for the all-news network Réseau de l'information and a local presenter for CBFT in Montreal, she has been the weekend presenter of the network's flagship newscast Le Téléjournal from September 2008 to 2021.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[â ]