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May 26, 1960

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Tiros Films Soviet Clouds Without a Moscow Protest; TIROS IS FILMING RUSSIA'S CLOUDS

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

NASA repts high-resolution camera has been taking cloud-cover photos over USSR and Communist China without USSR protest or State Dept advance approval despite U-2 plane incident; camera timer resumed operating May 10

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FOOD COSTS PUSH CONSUMER INDEX TO ANOTHER HIGH; Prices Increase by 0.4% to 126.2 -- A Sharp Drop Taken by Used Cars Rising Food Costs Push Index Of Consumer Prices to Record

By Richard E. Mooneyspecial To the New York Times

BLS Consumer Price Index at record 126.2, Apr, up 0.4%; table; graph

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SEES STATE CHIEFS; Avoids Backing Nixon -- Delegates Going to Chicago Unpledged ROCKEFELLER OPEN TO DRAFT BY PARTY

By Warren Weaver Jr.special To the New York Times

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PEIPING'S VICTORY ON IDEOLOGY SEEN; Sharp Rift With Moscow on Attitude Toward the West Is Tied to Summit Failure PEIPING'S VICTORY ON IDEOLOGY SEEN

By Harrison E. Salisbury

Salisbury repts sharp ideological rift between USSR and Communist China, apparently resolved on eve of conf in favor of China, probably led to shift in Khrushchev policy

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HOUSE UNIT BARS 4 BILLION TAX CUT; Keeps Corporate and Sales Rates and Phone Levy House Group Rejects Tax Cut, Votes to Retain Telephone Levy

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

com approves $293-billion level

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Notable Births

1960Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter^[†]

Dinko "Dean" Lukin, OAM is an Australian retired weightlifter. Lukin won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles. He carried the Australian flag during the closing ceremony of the 1984 games, and remains Australia's only Olympic gold medallist for weightlifting. He also saw success in the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in the super heavyweight division of the 1982 Brisbane games and the 1986 Edinburgh games.

1960Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese racing driver^[†]

Masahiro Matsunaga is a Japanese former race car driver. From 1997 until 2004 he raced in the JGTC Series B-Class, usually finishing in the midfield. He also raced in Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 1988.

1960Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower^[†]

Romas Ubartas is a retired male discus thrower from Lithuania who won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR and a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Lithuania, the nation's first gold. His personal best was 70.06m. He also became European champion, in 1986. When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union, he trained at Dynamo in Vilnius. In 1993, after finishing fourth at the World Track and Field Championships in Germany, Ubartas failed a doping test and was disqualified for four years.

Historical Context for May 26, 1960

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