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Statements by economists in the last week or so have sent the amateur statisticians scurrying to the record books. Was the economy better under President Eisenhower or under President Truman?
Cuba's trade agreements with Communist China and Soviet Russia, though presently a severe blow to the United States, could prove prize booby traps for the Castro regime.
AEC sees further testing helping advance work on warheads for ballistic missiles; fears secret USSR tests may destroy US superiority in tech
OCEANPORT, N.J., July 30 -- Mrs. Ada L. Rice's Apatonthe back, took the big money in the $115,125 Sorority at Monmouth Park today. The Olympia-Delta Queen filly finished half a length in front of Irving J. Cowan's Princess Leeyan and returned $18.40 for $2.
merger plans discussed; S Altschul of Aviation Advisory Services comments
1960Dale Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Dale Robert Hunter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and current co-owner, president, and head coach of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. He was born in Petrolia, Ontario, but grew up in nearby Oil Springs, Ontario. He is the middle of three Hunter brothers, with older brother Dave and younger brother Mark, to play in the NHL.
1960Malcolm Ross, Scottish guitarist and songwriter[†]
Malcolm Ross is a Scottish guitarist. His career started when he played guitar in the Scottish band Josef K. They released a string of singles and an album, The Only Fun in Town, on Postcard Records in the early 1980s.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]