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Tiffany, at Genesco Inc request, drops suit but pres Hoving will continue it in his name; Plaza and Pierre Hotels join him
US Cong adjourns without resolving deadlock with Eisenhower on canceling sugar imports in line with OAS sanctions; Sens Dirksen and Morse back Eisenhower; other views
extra services scheduled from NY Port Auth Bus Terminal during PRR strike
Townsend, Francis E
Eisenhower almost certain to attend but not same time as Khrushchev
1960Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster[†]
Eric Demetric Dickerson is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1982. Dickerson was selected second overall in the 1983 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, and later played for the Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons. During his NFL career, he rushed for over 13,000 yards. He holds the NFL's single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards, set in 1984. Dickerson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and, in 2019, was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. He wore prescription goggles throughout his career due to myopia.
1960Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance[†]
Kristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian politician of the Socialist Left Party. She served as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2009 and as Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013. She also served as the party's leader from 1997 to 2012 and a member of parliament representing Oslo, from 1989 to 2013.
1960Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]
Rex Allen Hudler is an American former Major League Baseball utility player and color commentator for the Kansas City Royals. He played a total of 14 seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1978.
1960The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.[†]
The Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), officially the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, is the unicameral and highest legislative organ of the Central Tibetan Administration, the government-in-exile of the Independent Country Of Tibet. It was established and is based in Dharamshala, India. The creation of this democratically elected body has been one of the major changes that the 14th Dalai Lama brought about in his efforts to introduce a democratic system of administration.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]