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2d major storm in mo hits Philippines; 100 reptd killed, hundreds missing, Luzon; Manila and nearby areas heavily damaged; map
A theatre repertory company under State Department sponsorship is to be formed next year to represent the United States on Europe's stages. The troupe will be part of the President's Special International Program for Cultural Exchanges.
rept on implementation of Educ Bd Integration Comm '56-57 recommendations shows gains in integration but notes fiscal, other limitations; rept issued by Theobald; 3 out of 4 grade school pupils, Manhattan, are Negro or Puerto Rican while ratio for whole city is 2 out of 5; 62.6% of schools were segregated, '57, compared with 65.7% in '59; 26 pss out of 33 opened, rezoned or converted, Nov '58-June '59, were integrated; rept asks pub to understand rapid community changes often negate integration efforts through zoning; cites pupil turnover of 80% in some neighborhoods; repts improved integration as result of transfers from over-crowded to under-utilized pss, Sept '57-June '59; other data; rept prepared under Deputy Supt Greenberg direction
Cong makes little progress on bills Dem leaders want passed; Johnson sees late evening and Sat sessions for Sen if adjournment is to precede Dem Natl Conv on July 11; Dirksen opposed
Ct adjourns
1960John Elway, American football player and manager[†]
John Albert Elway Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who spent his entire 16-year career with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, he then spent 11 years with the Broncos in various front office positions, eventually being promoted to general manager. Elway and former backup quarterback and head coach Gary Kubiak are the only individuals to be associated with all three of the Broncos' Super Bowl wins.
1960Roland Melanson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Roland "Rollie the Goalie" Joseph Melanson is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). After a lengthy career in the NHL with the New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, and Montreal Canadiens, Melanson began working as a goaltending coach.
1960Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898)[†]
Leon Albert "Jake" "The Bullfrog" Swirbul, was an aviation pioneer and co-founder of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]