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August 2, 1960

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PRESIDENT TO VETO EXCESS SPENDING, NIXON DECLARES; Vice President Sees Steps Against 'Budget-Busting' When Congress Sits SESSION AT, NEWPORT Republican Nominees Meet Eisenhower and Discuss Campaign Strategy NIXON FORECASTS SPENDING VETOES

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

In Newport; press conf with Nixon after conf with Eisenhower on food for peace plan, Cong Aug session; Nixon says Lodge will not campaign till he resigns UN post; Lodge returns to Beverly home; illus

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Notable Births

Linda Fratianne

1960Linda Fratianne, American figure skater[†]

Linda Sue Fratianne is an American former figure skater known for winning two world-championship titles, four consecutive U.S. championships (1977–1980) and a silver medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Neal Morse

1960Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player[†]

Neal Morse is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful. In 1999, he joined Dream Theater's co-founder and drummer Mike Portnoy, together with Flower Kings' Roine Stolt and Marillion's Pete Trewavas they formed the super-group Transatlantic. In 2002, Neal Morse became a born again Christian, left Spock's Beard and began a Christian rock solo career, releasing many progressive rock concept albums about his new religious faith. In the meantime, he continued to play with Transatlantic and formed three new bands with Portnoy, Yellow Matter Custard, Flying Colors and The Neal Morse Band.

David Yow

1960David Yow, American singer-songwriter[†]

David Lambeth Yow is an American musician and actor born in Las Vegas, Nevada and best known as the vocalist for the noise rock bands Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard. Yow's debut solo album, Tonight You Look Like a Spider, was released in June 2013 on Joyful Noise Records.

Historical Context for August 2, 1960

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