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September 3, 1960

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Headlines from September 3, 1960

CONGO CONFLICT IN KASAI REGION BECOMING A WAR; Lumumba and Kalonji Units Well Armed -- U.N. Troops Kill Congolese Attacker CONGO CONFLICT GROWING IN KASAI Congo Tension High; Politician Held

By Henry Tannerspecial To the New York Times

Bakwanga fighting is reptdly becoming civil war; 250-300 killed in 6 days; both sides amply armed; some fighters supporting Kalonji seen former Congo Army men; Army reptdly massacres 75 civilians; holds 3 Brit newsmen; UN troops do not intervene; von Horn rejects Congo reguests to evacuate wounded and transport food; UN unit in Moerbeke, attacked by armed civilians, fires in serf-defense; 1 attacker killed; Govt arrests Puna party leader J Bolikango; map

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Notable Births

Nick Gibb

1960Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician[†]

Sir Nicolas John Gibb is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Schools from 2010 to 2012; 2014 to 2021 and from 2022 to 2023. He has served at the Department for Education under Conservative Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, Gibb served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton from 1997 to 2024.

Historical Context for September 3, 1960

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