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strikers fail to extend walkout to other co divs; will picket divs garages; demand Blumenauer and Newcamp reinstatement; city sets hands-off policy
Stuyvesant: principal Dr Fliedner halts graduation after students hiss him; Supt Theobald approves
Cuba seizes Texaco refinery
Regional Plan Assn rept by Dr Niering urges drive to acquire 220 sq mi of open land in NY met area; map
says he will not attend Dem natl conv; resigns as delegate
1960Jack McConnell, Scottish educator and politician, 3rd First Minister of Scotland[â ]
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, is a Scottish politician who served as first minister of Scotland and leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2007. McConnell served as the Minister for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs from 2000 to 2001. He has been a Labour life peer in the House of Lords since 2010 and previously served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Motherwell and Wishaw from 1999 to 2011. McConnell held the Presidency of the Conference of European Regions with Legislative Power (REGLEG) during November 2003 to November 2004.
1960Murray Cook, Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer[â ]
Murray James Cook, AM is an Australian musician, actor, and DJ. Cook was one of the founding members of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2012. Cook provided guitar, vocals, and songwriting in the group, and remained involved with its creative and production aspects after his retirement. In 2013, Cook served as the Wiggles' tour manager. He also remains active in many music projects, including, writing and performing with the Sydney soul-rock band The Soul Movers. He is the father of wheelchair basketball player Georgia Munro-Cook. In 2015, he was one of the members of the Australian jury for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
1960Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (LĂ©opoldville).[â ]
The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (LĂ©opoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[â ]