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Khrushchev pledges to work for improved ties, s, E Berlin; says USSR will not complicate situation by unilateral moves on Berlin and Ger until after US Pres election
Gov Collins seen permanent chmn, Sen Church keynoter; Reprs Boggs, Boiling, Metcalf weighed for chmn
Atlas fired record 9,000 mi from Canaveral into Indian Ocean; 1 1/2-ton payload simulating H-bomb hits target area 52 1/2 mins after firing; map; firing described; nose cone sec illus
Govt protests to US over alleged mistreatment of consular officials by NYC police during May 14 clash between Castro and anti-Castro groups outside Consulate Gen; police rept ushering Consul Gen Guillot into bldg for safety
Chmn Ford announces FCC will set up 25-man unit to monitor TV-radio program content, Sen subcom; asks $300,000 to finance it; says unit will investigate complaints and check programming on continuing basis; pledges formal hearings on abuses
1960Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (died 1994)[†]
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.
1960Kent Hrbek, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]
Kent Alan Hrbek, nicknamed "Herbie", is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 14-year baseball career with the Minnesota Twins (1981–1994). Hrbek batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He hit the first home run in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on April 3, 1982, in an exhibition game against the Phillies. Fans knew Hrbek as an outstanding defensive player, perennial slugger, and charismatic hometown favorite. Former Twins pitcher Jim Kaat considered Hrbek to be the best defensive first baseman he had ever seen, despite him never winning a Gold Glove at the position.
1960Mohanlal, Indian actor[†]
Mohanlal Viswanathan, known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN.
1960Mark Ridgway, Australian cricketer[†]
Mark William Ridgway is an Australian former cricketer, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1993 until 2000.
1960Vladimir Salnikov, Russian swimmer[†]
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 metre events. Nicknamed the "Tsar of the Pool", "Monster of the Waves" and "Leningrad Express", he was the first person to swim under fifteen minutes in the 1500 m freestyle and also the first person to swim under eight minutes in the 800 m freestyle. He was named the Male World Swimmer of the Year in 1979 and 1982 by Swimming World.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]