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Natl Assembly, 208-3, adopts Const amendment to institute Brit system of Govt; details
600 police and 270 students injured, 1 killed as stone-throwing mobs storm Diet compound protesting US security pact; illus
Sen approves Kennedy amendment to abolish loyalty oath requirement in student loan program; approves Sen Prouty move designed 'to close loopholes' left by repeal; Sen Holland seeks reconsideration of voice votes on both moves; claims they were taken without warning absent Sens
new riots raise fears on visit; Hagerty silent; Pres safety and pol implications discussed
GENEVA, June 15 -- The United States charged today that Moscow's new plan for total disarmament would leave Europe at the mercy of the Soviet Union.
1960Peter Sterling, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster[†]
Peter Maxwell John Sterling, nicknamed Sterlo, is an Australian former rugby league commentator, television personality and player. He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels' dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. Sterling played eighteen Tests for the Australian national team between 1982 and 1988. He also played in thirteen State of Origins for New South Wales, winning man of the match on four occasions. Sterling played in four premiership-winning sides with Parramatta in 1981–1983 and 1986 and has been inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. His time spent playing for English club Hull F.C. also earned him membership in their hall of fame.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]