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May 13, 1960

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SOVIET GIVES TEXT; Cites Disappointment in President -- Plans to Try U.S. Pilot KHRUSHCHEV SEES PERIL OF A WAR

By Max Frankelspecial To the New York Times

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Stevenson Deplores Flight As U.S. Blunder in Timing; STEVENSON SCORES TIMING OF FLIGHT

By Austin C. Wehrweinspecial To the New York Times

A E Stevenson urges creation of internatl outer space comm, s to Conf on World Tensions, Chicago

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SMALL CARS HELD PERIL TO ROAD AID; Experts Say 'Gas' Economy Means Loss in Taxes SMALL CARS HELD PERIL TO ROAD AID

By Joseph C. Ingrahamspecial To the New York Times

speakers at Hwy Transport Cong hold success of small cars threatens rd financing because their lower gasoline consumption could sharply cut Fed and state tax revenues

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COMMON MARKET SPEEDS PROGRAM; Bonn-Hague Compromise Spurs Accord on Tariffs COMMON MARKET SPEEDS PROGRAM

By Harry Gilroyspecial To the New York Times

accord reached as W Ger and Netherlands compromise

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124 Million Asked of City To Build Schools in 1961; HUGE SUM ASKED TO BUILD SCHOOLS

By Leonard Buder

Theobald proposes record bldg and capital improvement program costing $124,350,000 in '61 and over $625 million in next 6 yrs; 171 major projects involved; list; new approaches to design proposed, especially in Manhattan where regis drop is expected in 10-15 yrs; Theobald and Silver hail work of Bensley, Weiss and others

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1960Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.^[†]

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and is the founding campus of the University of California system.

Historical Context for May 13, 1960

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

Headlines from May 13, 1960

SOVIET GIVES TEXT; Cites Disappointment in President -- Plans to Try U.S. Pilot KHRUSHCHEV SEES PERIL OF A WAR

Stevenson Deplores Flight As U.S. Blunder in Timing; STEVENSON SCORES TIMING OF FLIGHT

SMALL CARS HELD PERIL TO ROAD AID; Experts Say 'Gas' Economy Means Loss in Taxes SMALL CARS HELD PERIL TO ROAD AID

COMMON MARKET SPEEDS PROGRAM; Bonn-Hague Compromise Spurs Accord on Tariffs COMMON MARKET SPEEDS PROGRAM

124 Million Asked of City To Build Schools in 1961; HUGE SUM ASKED TO BUILD SCHOOLS

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Historical Context for May 13, 1960