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In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]
1960Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]
Malcolm Norman Meninga is an Australian professional rugby league coach and a former professional rugby league footballer. Meninga is widely regarded as one of the finest players in the game's history. He enjoyed a long career in both Australia and England, playing mainly as a goal-kicking centre. After retiring, Meninga has enjoyed success as a coach, and is currently the head coach of Australian national team.
1960Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.[†]
Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot who served as a United States Air Force officer and a CIA employee. Powers is best known for his involvement in the 1960 U-2 incident, when he was shot down while flying a secret CIA spying mission over the Soviet Union. Powers survived, but was captured and sentenced to 10 years in a Soviet prison for espionage. He served 21 months of his sentence before being released in a prisoner swap in 1962.
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Communists call strikes in many cities to protest police violence in Rome; strikes fail to tie up Rome, partly successful in other areas; police kill 4, wound 20 in Reggio Emilia; illus; Communist-led unions call gen strike in protest; Right- and Left-wings clash in Parliament debate; Tambroni regrets bloodshed; promises to defend state; reptdly charges internatl Communist plot to overthrow Govt
breaks in Penna and Calif delegations for Kennedy reptd; Phila leader Repr Green backs him, urges Lawrence do so; Rayburn arrives, Los Angeles, to lead Johnson campaign; pledges to back nominee; scores Butler pre-conv arrangements; Monroney insists Kennedy cannot win by 2d ballot; Repr C H Brown, Connally not to seek rules change; Ala committeeman McKay holds Kennedy, Symington or Johnson can carry South if he choses 'right' Vice Pres
AAAS rept urges scientific community to abandon traditional noninvolvement in science-related pub issues; stresses need to accept soc responsibility to end that citizenry can make informed decisions on such issues; recommendations
Rockefeller urges US resume underground nuclear testing as step to stronger mil position held vital to successful control negotiations, statement; urges unilateral ban on atmospheric and other tests that are detectable; proposes other moves for arms control including high-level agency for coordination
Tiffany & Co plans taxpayers suit to bar city from bldg cafe; suit based on '28 ct ruling on commercial bldg in pks; co chmn Hoving scores city officials, cites chief objections to cafe, int
Khrushchev holds USSR ready to sign disarmament accord based on controls, TV s, Vienna
The first flicker of hope emerged last night for averting a strike on the Long Island Rail Road at 12:01 A.M. Sunday.
jury unable to reach verdict, dismissed by Sarafite; jury foreman indicates 'reasonable doubt' question was main stumbling block; jury had earlier asked 'reasonable doubt' explained; Sarafite explanation revd; excerpts quoted; Asst Dist Atty Scotti 'baffled'; declines comment on possible retrial; Baker statement
Congolese troops seize arms in Leopoldville, drive out Eur officers; illus; Belgian women and children flee as Belgian refugees entering city tell of rape and looting in outlying areas
Device able to amplify light developed at Hughes Aircraft Co described by Dr Maiman; called laser, based on maser principle, it amplifies visible electromagnetic rays by activating synthetic ruby crystal to generate 'coherent' concentrated light beam able to span huge distances; potential uses include illumination of small lunar areas or development into vaporizing 'death ray'; operation described; illus
HAVANA, July 7 -- Premier Fidel Castro pictured Cuba today as a small, valiant country standing firm under a staggering blow to its economy by an imperialistic United States.