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Nixon asks NYS orgn to arrange heavy schedule for him; Rockefeller plans intensive NYS campaign, press conf
Wagner, Prendergast agree on campaign roles; R F Kennedy had told Wagner he would work directly under candidate and natl hq; assured Prendergast leadership of NYS orgn would not be interfered with; orgn of ind com described
workers return to jobs; entire force tackles refuse backlog; illus; Screvane plans charges against 5,000 who walked out; wage talks set; DeLury scores press repts of union meeting
CAB charges W Ger Lufthansa, Sabena and Air France with illegally providing transportation favors including fare cuts in exch for publicity and promotional services in US and Canada; asks injunction but no other penalties; implicates TV and radio programs, pubs, newsmen, Washington (DC) Cherry Blossom Festival of '59 and others as recipients of favors; list
1960Jennifer Barnes, American-English musicologist and academic[†]
Jennifer Chase Barnes is a musicologist and former university administrator. She was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor in the University of Cambridge, and the 4th President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge’ in the United Kingdom.
1960Richard Linklater, American director and screenwriter[†]
Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
1960Brillante Mendoza, Filipino independent film director[†]
Brillante Mendoza, also known as Dante Mendoza, is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Philippine New Wave.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]