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Moses has invited or may invite over 30 top citizens to go abroad to promote Fair at Fair Corp's expense; tentative list
1st aid shipment's from US and other nations arrive
Gets big demonstration at Repub Natl Conv; s on US 'moral slump,' urging revival of spiritual values inspired by patriotism; notes he is making 4th 'goodbye' appearance
Wagner makes 1 day visit to Sen Kennedy, Hyannis Port, Mass
arrives, Chicago for conv, press conf on civil rights, defense, foreign affairs, other platform planks, Vice Pres choice; illus
1960Cedric Gibbons, British art director and production designer (born 1893)[†]
Austin Cedric Gibbons was an American art director for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist. He was nominated 39 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times, both of which are records.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]