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August 31, 1960

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Headlines from August 31, 1960

AFRICAN NATIONS ASKING LUMUMBA TO SUPPORT U.N.; Delegates at Congo Parley Urge Prudence -- Belgians Complete Withdrawal PARLEY IN CONGO BACKS U.N. ROLE

By Thomas F. Bradyspecial To the New York Times

African summit conf urges Lumumba to maintain 'close cooperation' with UN, informal declaration; reptdly sends lr to Bunche lauding him and Hammarskjold; last Belgian troops leave Katanga; Rikhye leaves for Kamina base; Bunche and Cordier conf with Kasavubu; he reptdly apologizes for attack on Amers; Bunche leaves for NY; Lumumba returns, Leopoldville; his aide minimizes attack on Amers; UN repts many dead in Congo-Baluba fighting, Kasai

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CASTRO ADAMANT ON SOVIET BACKING; Accuses 'Yankee Agents' of Plot to Down Plane CASTRO ADAMANT ON SOVIET BACKING

By R. Hart Phillipsspecial To the New York Times

Castro charges US agents plotted to shoot down plane carrying delegation back to Havana, were foiled by change of planes

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HUSSEIN CHARGES SYRIANS ABETTED AMMAN BOMBING; Jordan's King Asserts Aides of U.A.R. Knew of Plot That Killed Majali HUSSEIN ACCUSES CAIRO IN BOMBING Amman Bombings Fail to Shake Hussein's Regime

By Richard P. Huntspecial To the New York Times

King Hussein charges Syrian authorities knew of assassination plot against Premier Majali, news conf; to demand UAR return 2 Jordanian suspects who escaped to Syria; appeals to UN; UAR officials and press avoid comment

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Rain Blocks Roads on L.I., Backing Up Cars for Miles; Man and a Boy, 4, Drown in Bellerose -- 19,000 Homes Are Blacked Out on North Shore -- 2 Houses Burn STORM ALSO CUTS L.I. POWER LINES 19,000 Homes Lose Electric Current -- Boy and Man Drown in Floods

By Martin Arnold

lightning starts at least 18 fires, Nassau County, NY; other effects

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600 ESCAPE TRAIN UNDER EAST RIVER; 150 Treated for Exhaustion After Clambering 150 Feet to Street and Island 600 ESCAPE TRAIN UNDER EAST RIVER

By Unknown Author

About 150 persons were treated for heat exhaustion as a result of an hour-and-forty-minute tie-up on the IND subway in the Fifty-third Street tunnel under the East River.

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1960Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper^[†]

Valeria "Valy" Ionescu is a retired long jumper from Romania. She won the European title in 1982 and an Olympic silver medal in 1984. Ionescu spent her entire career with the club Rapid Bucuresti, and later worked there as a coach and official.

1960Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)^[†]

Christopher Becker Whitley was an American blues/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Whitley's sound was drawn from the traditions of blues, jazz and rock and he recorded songs by artists from many genres. During his 25-year career, he released 17 albums. While two songs landed in the top 50 of the Billboard mainstream rock charts and he received two Independent Music Awards, he remained on the fringes of both the blues and alternative-rock worlds.

1960Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (died 2024)^[†]

Hassan Nasrallah was a Lebanese cleric and politician who served as the third secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militia, from 1992 until his assassination in 2024.

Historical Context for August 31, 1960

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

Headlines from August 31, 1960

AFRICAN NATIONS ASKING LUMUMBA TO SUPPORT U.N.; Delegates at Congo Parley Urge Prudence -- Belgians Complete Withdrawal PARLEY IN CONGO BACKS U.N. ROLE

CASTRO ADAMANT ON SOVIET BACKING; Accuses 'Yankee Agents' of Plot to Down Plane CASTRO ADAMANT ON SOVIET BACKING

HUSSEIN CHARGES SYRIANS ABETTED AMMAN BOMBING; Jordan's King Asserts Aides of U.A.R. Knew of Plot That Killed Majali HUSSEIN ACCUSES CAIRO IN BOMBING Amman Bombings Fail to Shake Hussein's Regime

Rain Blocks Roads on L.I., Backing Up Cars for Miles; Man and a Boy, 4, Drown in Bellerose -- 19,000 Homes Are Blacked Out on North Shore -- 2 Houses Burn STORM ALSO CUTS L.I. POWER LINES 19,000 Homes Lose Electric Current -- Boy and Man Drown in Floods

600 ESCAPE TRAIN UNDER EAST RIVER; 150 Treated for Exhaustion After Clambering 150 Feet to Street and Island 600 ESCAPE TRAIN UNDER EAST RIVER

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