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April 3, 1960

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Headlines from April 3, 1960

Oxford Crew, Using Shovel-Like Oars, Conquers Cambridge Before 340,000; Princess Margaret and Her Fiance See His Former Team Lose CAMBRIDGE LOSES 2D STRAIGHT YEAR Oxford Triumphs on Thames -- Swayze of U.S. Rows at No. 3 for Victor

By Seth S. Kingspecial To the New York Times

LONDON, April 2 -- A strong Oxford crew, using new style broad-bladed oars, sprang to an early lead today and fought off a stubborn Cambridge eight to win one of the closest boat races in the recent history of their series.

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SITDOWN STAGED AT COUNTER HERE; Woolworth's Herald Square Store Hit on Bias Policy SITDOWN STAGED AT COUNTER HERE

By Unknown Author

students demonstrate at Woolworth, NYC, 1st such sitdown in city; action not authorized by Cong of Racial Equality; 2,500 picket 100 Woolworth stores in NYC and suburbs; Cong called for boycott throughout US; students suspended from Southern U urge followers leave univ; charge univ betrayal; pres Clark pledges no reprisals against anyone now enrolled; school officials blame demonstrations for Prof Lee death; many students cancel withdrawal slips after univ apparently rescinds expulsion of some leaders; Revs F L Shuttlesworth and C Billups held in connection with demonstration, Birmingham; 200 Negroes demonstrate at Capitol, Okla City

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Notable Births

Arjen Lucassen

1960Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[โ€ ]

Arjen Anthony Lucassen is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer, best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as the guitarist and backing vocalist of Dutch heavy metal band Bodine as Iron Anthony, before joining Vengeance in 1984. After eight years he left the band, wanting to go into a more progressive direction, and released two years later an unsuccessful solo album entitled Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy under the nickname Anthony.

Historical Context for April 3, 1960

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