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Sen R C Byrd seeks to form coalition to stop Kennedy in W Va; is Johnson backer; whispering campaign under way to urge Prots not to vote for Kennedy; Humphrey campaign thus far noted
Pope John XXIII plea to parents to have many children seen implicit restatement of RC Ch opposition to birth control
Verwoerd moved to Pretoria hosp; declared out of danger; 2 bullets remain in head, 1 in right ear, other in roof of mouth; speech impairment and deafness feared; Pratt described as 54-yr-old wealthy cattle farmer of English extraction; called impulsive man who suffers psychological difficulties; Verwoerd illus with wife
WASHINGTON, April 10 With the civil-rights issue all but out of the way, Congress is getting set for battles in the weeks ahead that will separate parties and philosophies rather than geographic sections.
HR (Moss) subcom demands Interior Dept give full rept on Pk Service land and water-right deal with US Borax and Chem Co; Repr Moss, in lr to Sec Seaton, says Dept failure to supply full rept indicates 'questionable practices' by Pk Service
1960Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter[â ]
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes Top Gear (2002â2015) and The Grand Tour (2016â2024) alongside Richard Hammond and James May. He also currently writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun. Clarkson hosts the ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (2018âpresent), and stars in the farming documentary show Clarkson's Farm (2021âpresent).
1960Rosa GrĂźnberg, Swedish actress (born 1878)[â ]
Rosalie "Rosa" GrĂźnberg was a Swedish actress and opera soprano singer. She was considered one of the Swedish opera scene's prima donnas.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[â ]