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MOSCOW, July 12 -- Premier Khrushchev contended today that the Monroe Doctrine was dead and promised to back up Cuba in any effort to get rid of the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
debates issues with Johnson on TV before Mass and Tex delegations; stresses civil rights and farm problems; illus
Sen Johnson criticizes Kennedy voting record on issues, TV debate with him; Kennedy defends record
Congo asks US and Belgian troops; Lumumba and Kasavubu visit trouble spots; refugees continue to flee; Tshombe reptdly reweighs seceding; secession movement spreads to Kivu Prov; over 200 Amers, mostly missionaries, await rescue, Luluabourg and Aketi; map
M Fekecs, suspect in murders of 2 ptl and believed slayer of 4 in New Brunswick shot, Union
1960Robert Abraham, American football player[†]
Robert Eugene Abraham is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker who played college football for North Carolina State. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1982 NFL draft and played there until 1988, mostly as a starter. His best season came in 1984 when he started 16 games and had 106 solo tackles and 92 assists. He missed most of his final season with the team due to injuries. He was waived by the Oilers in March 1988 but signed with the New York Giants shortly later. However, he was waived by the Giants in August the same year prior to the start of the season.
1960Ian Hislop, Welsh-English journalist and screenwriter[†]
Ian David Hislop is a British journalist, satirist, and television personality. He is the editor of the satirical magazine Private Eye, a position he has held since 1986. He has appeared on many radio and television programmes and has been a team captain on the BBC satirical quiz show Have I Got News for You since its inception in 1990. Hislop has frequently been involved in legal battles, as Private Eye has often been sued for libel over the years. Despite these challenges, Hislop has remained a key figure in British satire and journalism.
1960Curtis Rouse, American football player (died 2013)[†]
Curtis Lamar Rouse was an American football offensive lineman who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the San Diego Chargers.
1960Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (born 1915)[†]
Helen Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty in 1935. For her book of poems, Letter to a Comrade, she won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in 1938 and the Russell Loines Award for Poetry in 1939. She was the author of several books, including two novels.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]