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Mississippi River bursts levees, floods thousands of acres; illus; Missouri River nears crest; map
Trujillo success in keeping control for 30 yrs laid to terrorism via secret police and armed forces; exile G Ornes describes financial and econ control, estimating his fortune at $800 million; cites profits from pub works, over 60 cos in all fields of indus controlled by Trujillo family; persecution of defectors discussed
Michaelian outlines County goals, annual rept; sees big growth
NASA Deputy Dir Dryden says US will share photos with world, HR com; about 1,200 photos taken so far; satellite seen raising territorial rights question
Sen, 61-30, rejects Adm proposal for Fed grants to dists undertaking desegregation; roll-call; Sen, 56-34, approves Mansfield move tabling Javits amendment to let Atty Gen intervene in suits initiated by private citizens; roll-call; Sen Clark deplores actions
1960Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author[†]
Asteris Koutoulas is a Greek-Romanian event and music producer, publicist, translator, filmmaker and author. He was the manager of Mikis Theodorakis and the event producer of Gert Hof. Koutoulas rose to prominence as a director when his documentary fiction film "Recycling Medea: Not an Opera Ballet Film" won the Cinema for Peace Most Valuable Documentary Film Award in 2014.
1960Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Larry McCray, is an American blues guitarist and singer from Magnolia, Arkansas.
1960Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2014)[†]
Ian Petrie Redford was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He played for Dundee before joining Rangers for a then Scottish record transfer fee. At Rangers he won in three domestic cup finals. He then joined Dundee United where he scored in the 1987 UEFA Cup semi final win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. He then played for Ipswich Town, St Johnstone and Brechin City before wrapping up his career with two winners medals at Raith Rovers.
1960Hiromi Taniguchi, Japanese long-distance runner[†]
Hiromi Taniguchi is a former Japanese long-distance runner, best known from winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. The favourite to win the race, Olympic champion Gelindo Bordin, only finished eighth. The marathon was run under extremely adverse conditions of heat and humidity, which are reflected in the slow winning time of 2:14:57h. Taniguchi is the only male Japanese runner ever to have won a gold medal at World Championships.
1960Adnan Terzić, Bosnian politician[†]
Adnan Terzić is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2007. He was a longtime member of the Party of Democratic Action, until he left it to join the Union for a Better Future.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]