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US denounces curbs as illegal and instigated by USSR in violation of 4-power accords, note to Zaharov after talks with French and Brit; Herter confs, Washington, with W Ger Amb Grewe; speculation
ELISABETHVILLE, the Congo, Sept. 9 -- The Katanga Government used armed police today to brush aside United Nations guards and violate the United Nations ban on air traffic.
USSR loses bid for UN Security Council ruling on OAS resolution; Kuznetsov, faced with defeat, does not press for vote, but indicates issue will be raised again; Wadsworth attack on USSR view noted
Nixon leaves hosp; seen able to campaign as scheduled; Klein cool to Benson announcement; says Nixon did not ask him to campaign
NY Rabbis Bd deplores religious issue, Rabbi Golovensky statement; holds voting for or against candidate because he is RC betrayal of US ideal; Truman hopes religion is not major issue; disappointed' with Peale; Powell accuses Peale group of bigotry; other reaction to Peale group statement; J E Wright credited with orgn of Peale group
1960Alison Bechdel, American author and illustrator[†]
Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical that won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are You My Mother? She was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for originating what would later be called the Bechdel test.
1960Margaret Ferrier, Scottish politician[†]
Margaret Ferrier is a Scottish politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2015 to 2017, and again from 2019 to 2023. She was first elected to the House of Commons at the 2015 general election as the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate for the constituency. She lost her seat to Ged Killen of the Labour Party at the 2017 general election but regained it at the 2019 election.
1960Colin Firth, English actor and producer[†]
Colin Andrew Firth is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
1960Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Timothy Robert Hunter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and most recently the head coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL), having previously served as an assistant coach in the National Hockey League (NHL), most recently for the Washington Capitals. Chosen in the 3rd round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Flames, Hunter went on to a 16-season playing career with the Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, and San Jose Sharks.
1960David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
David Charles Lowery is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, mathematician, and activist. He is the founder of the alternative rock band Camper Van Beethoven and the co-founder of Cracker, a more traditional rock band. Lowery released his first solo album, The Palace Guards, in February 2011.
1960At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.[†]
Shambel Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion. He was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running barefoot. At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he won his second gold medal, making him the first athlete to successfully defend an Olympic marathon title. In both victories, he ran in world record time.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]