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July 9, 1960

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Headlines from July 9, 1960

Terror Ends in Congo City; White Army Officers Out; Mutinous Soldiers Drive Europeans from Streets -- Many Flee Capital NEW REVOLT ENDS IN CONGO CAPITAL

By Reuters

violence ends abruptly, Leopoldville, as Lumumba agrees to dismiss all white officers; rebels had driven Eurs off street at gunpoint, imposed martial law; other violence; tensions eased; Lumumba repts assassination attempt by group of Eurs

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NEW AID TO LATINS IS PLANNED BY U.S. TO COUNTER REDS; Cuba to Be Excluded From Program Aimed at Halting Communist Offensive PRESIDENT TAKES LEAD He Will Confer With Herter Monday -- No Rise in Cos' Expected Immediately U.S. Plans Latin Aid Program To Counter Communist Drive

By William J. Jordenspecial To the New York Times

US plans aid program for Latin-Amer aimed at countering Communist econ offensive; Cuba to be excluded; Eisenhower to conf with Herter; speculation; stress on making existing aid more effective noted

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TV QUIZ KICKBACK LAID TO 2 ON SHOW; ' Treasure Hunt' Employes Held for Splitting Prizes TV Quiz Prize Kickbacks Laid To 2 'Treasure Hunt' Staff Men

By Peter Flint

B P Martin and A Roberts, staff members of defunct show Treasure Hunt, arrested on charges of kickback from contestants; plead not guilty; similar charges lodged against 3d unnamed person; grand jury hears readings of testimony given before previous jury

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CAROLINA GROUP LEAVING JOHNSON TO BACK KENNEDY; Gov. Hodges Says a Third of His Delegation Is Likely to Support Easterner FIRST SWITCH IN SOUTH Texan Arrives at Convention and Presses His Bid to Stop Front-Runner TEXAN CRITICIZES 'SMEAR' CAMPAIGN Backers of Symington and Stevenson Also Active -- Doubts Beset Delegates

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

AFL-CIO leaders conf, Los Angeles

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STEVENSON EDGES NEAR CANDIDACY; Says He Would Do 'Utmost' to Win if Drafted -- Plans 2 Appearances on Coast STEVENSON EDGES NEAR CANDIDACY

By Anthony Lewisspecial To the New York Times

Lt Gov Anderson repts Stevenson would accept draft and try to win, press conf; links inactive candidacy to previous defeats; Stevenson confirms statement

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Notable Births

1960Yūko Asano, Japanese actress and singer^[†]

Yūko Asano is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for Kura.

1960Wally Fullerton Smith, Australian rugby league player^[†]

Wally John Fullerton-Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative back-rower, he played club football in Queensland, France, England and New South Wales.

1960Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentine journalist, photographer, and author^[†]

Eduardo Montes-Bradley is an Argentine-American documentary filmmaker and photographer whose work focuses on biographical, cultural, and historical subjects. He is best known for directing Evita (2008), Rita Dove: An American Poet, and Harto the Borges. His more recent documentaries include Black Fiddlers and Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor, and he is currently in production on The Piccirilli Factor, a film about the Italian-American sculptors behind many of the most iconic monuments in the United States.

Historical Context for July 9, 1960

In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people^[†]