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June 12, 1960

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Headlines from June 12, 1960

Ice Valley Found in Antarctic; Believed to Be 1,300 Miles Long; ICE VALLEY FOUND IN THE ANTARCTIC Soviet Expedition Charted Area

By Walter Sullivan

W Sullivan on recent geologic findings; repts USSR expedition found signs of 1,300-mi ice valley (named IGY Valley) extending from Indian Ocean to Inaccessibility Pole and possibly under S Pole; US groups traced another trough thought to link Ross and Bellingshausen Seas; Australians charted world's largest glacier (named Lambert) emptying into Indian Ocean; US scientists see evidence that Antarctic is split into 3 geologic provs; map; diagram

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Notable Births

1960Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach[†]

Joseph Gerard Kopicki is an American former basketball player. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) and 240 pounds (110 kg), he played the power forward position.

Historical Context for June 12, 1960

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