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HR restores funds
Communists rake Quemoy in record arty barrage to show 'contempt and scorn' for Pres Eisenhower visit prior to his arrival in Taipei; Eisenhower scores attack as deliberate aggression
Eisenhower believes personal Pres diplomacy will continue despite Big-4 summit conf failure and cancellation of his visit to Japan
Kennedy holds his election as Pres would help curb conservative coalition, conf with labor leaders, NYC
CAB authorizes trunk lines to raise fares 2 1/2% plus $1 for each 1-way ticket effective July 1
1960Barbara Broccoli, American director and producer[†]
Barbara Dana Broccoli is an American-British film and stage producer, best known internationally for her work on the James Bond film series. With her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, Broccoli held overall creative control of the Bond film franchise until 2025, when it was ceded to Amazon MGM Studios.
1960Steve Murphy, Canadian journalist[†]
Steve Murphy is a Canadian news anchor. He is the former anchor of weekday editions of CTV News at 6:00 p.m. on the stations of CTV Atlantic.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]