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May 5, 1960

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Headlines from May 5, 1960

Labor Rebuffs U.S. On Arab Ship Here; LABOR REBUFFS U.S. ON ARAB SHIP

By A.h. Raskinspecial To the New York Times

AFL-CIO exec council rebuffs Adm attempt to halt picketing; pledges support to seamen, calls on State Dept to protect shippers and seamen; Hall and NMU ores Curran clash over Cleopatra case; Curran protests Hall began picketing without consulting NMU; US Appeals Ct refuses injunction to Cleopatra owners

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Notable Births

Doug Hawkins

1960Doug Hawkins, Australian footballer and sportscaster[โ€ ]

Douglas James Hawkins is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray and Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also enjoyed a brief career in media and ran for the Senate, as a member of Palmer United Party, in the 2013 Australian federal election.

Historical Context for May 5, 1960

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