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April 30, 1960

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Headlines from April 30, 1960

TROOPS IN TURKEY QUELL NEW RIOTS; 7 REPORTED DEAD; Army Disperses Ankara and Istanbul Students Who Call for Menderes to Quit GATHERINGS ARE BANNED Martial Law Is Effective in 2 Cities for 3 Months -- Police Fire on Crowd Turkish Troops Quell New Riots; Seven Reported Dead in Clashes

By Jay Walzspecial To the New York Times

troops disperse crowds, Istanbul and Ankara, shouting for Menderes resignation; Assembly extends martial law to 3 mos; Army to enforce curfew and ban on all pub gatherings; Ankara U students stage violent demonstration; Menderes calls for calm, radio s; blames riots on agents seeking to destroy Repub; 5 students, 2 policemen reptd dead, Ankara; all pub bldgs guarded; Govt spokesmen say NATO foreign mins will meet, Istanbul, in spite of developments; univ faculties join student demonstrators; 1,000 demonstrate, Izmir

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Notable Births

Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

1960Geoffrey Cox, English lawyer and politician[โ€ ]

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Torridge and Tavistock, previously Torridge and West Devon, since 2005. Cox worked as a barrister from 1982 onwards and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2003, two years before his election to Parliament. He served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland under Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020.

Kerry Healey

1960Kerry Healey, American academic and politician, 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[โ€ ]

Kerry Murphy Healey is an American politician and educator serving as President Emerita of Babson College. She previously served as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 under Governor Mitt Romney. A former member of the Republican Party, she was the party's nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2006 gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Deval Patrick.

Historical Context for April 30, 1960

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