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April 8, 1960

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Headlines from April 8, 1960

RUSSIAN PROPOSES NEW TACK ON ARMS; Zorin Cites U.N. Aims as Key to Geneva Talks' Impasse RUSSIAN PROPOSES NEW TACK ON ARMS

By A.m. Rosenthalspecial To the New York Times

10-nation gen disarmament conf deadlocked as Zorin rejects Western plan as basis for further discussion; Zorin suggests using UN Assembly Nov 20 '59 resolution as basis; it proposed measures leading to gen disarmament under effective control; Western reprs speculate whether USSR moves toward discussion of specifics; Eaton and Zorin talk privately; test ban conferees meet privately

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INVESTORS WARY ON 25-YEAR BOND; Apply for Only 370 Million in Treasury Offering of Up to Billion and Half New U.S. 25-Year Bond Draws Only 370 Million in Applications

By Edwin L. Dale Jr.special To the New York Times

Treas repts applications for $370 million of 25-yr 4 1/4s; had offered to sell up to $1 1/2 billion and at least $1/2 billion; Sec Anderson stresses need to lift ceiling; 25-mo 4s over subscribed; $2.15 billion sold; Sen Douglas charges 25-yr 4%s did not sell because Treas failed to give adequate notice to special types of investment insts; sees no need to lift ceiling

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Notable Births

John Schneider (screen actor)

1960John Schneider, American actor and country singer[†]

John Richard Schneider is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Beauregard "Bo" Duke in the television action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, Jonathan Kent in the 2001–2011 TV series Smallville, and James "Jim" Cryer on the television series The Haves and the Have Nots, created by Tyler Perry.

Historical Events

Netherlands

1960The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.[†]

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language.

Historical Context for April 8, 1960

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