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West, at summit conf, to urge Khrushchev agree on priority for accords on specific disarmament steps; Eaton comments; Hammarskjold s to 10-nation conf; warns against by-passing UN; conf unable to agree on communique
NYYC accepts Australian challenge; trustees adopt 2 resolutions following conf with Brit reprs recognizing Australian priority but leaving way open for intra-Commonwealth challenge elimination series if Australia consents; NYYC Commodore Hinman names com to rule on defense policy until Jan '62; series record; Cup illus
HR, 214-163, approves bill to authorize FNMA purchase of $1 billion in privately-held mortgages; Sen approval likely; veto certain; Dems concededly lack strength to override veto but hope to exploit it as pol issue; Repub attempt to add proviso against racial bias rejected
Huh Chung begins naming Cabinet described as above pol; says 1st task will be to rectify 'inefficiency, waste and corruption' in adm of US aid program, news conf; outlines sweeping reforms; Natl Assembly adjourns without acting on Rhee resignation; to omit special memorial service for Lee Ki Poong at family's request; Rhee cheered by thousands on trip from Pres mansion to his home; illus
NY Central weighs merger with B&0 and C&0; B&O pres Simpson confirms merger talks; map
1960Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian author and academic[†]
Robert James Sawyer is a Canadian and American writer of science fiction. He is the author of 25 published novels, and his short fiction has appeared in magazines and journals such as Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, and Nature, in addition to several anthologies. He has won many writing awards, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel (1995), the Hugo Award for Best Novel (2003), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006), the Robert A. Heinlein Award (2017), and multiple Aurora Awards.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]