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September 30, 1960

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MUSIC AND BALLET AS WELL AS PLAYS PLANNED IN PARK; Cultural Festival Proposed -- Extra Lights on Paths Sought to Add to Safety MUSIC AND BALLET PLANNED IN PARK

By Arthur Gelb

NY Shakespeare Festival: Comr Morris announces plans to expand Festival to include other forms of cultural entertainment, some free and some by admission; permanent theatre to be built; park lighting to be improved; Shakespeare Festival to tour NYC pss; Papp comments

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EISENHOWER LAUDS NIXON POLICY ROLE AND 'EXPERIENCE'; Tells G.O.P. Dinners That Vice President Is Best Prepared for Office LODGE HIGHLY PRAISED President Calls for Election of Ticket as Most Able at Home and Abroad EISENHOWER LAUDS NIXON POLICY ROLE

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Eisenhower urges election of Repub ticket as best qualified to carry on fight for peace and justice, closed-circuit TV s, Chicago Repub dinner; hails Lodge experience

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Macmillan in U.N. Appeal; Khrushchev Shouts Protest; Macmillan Makes U.N. Appeal; Russian Shouts a Protest

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Khrushchev and Macmillan discuss disarmament, NYC conf; Khrushchev pessimistic on Macmillan proposals, impromptu news conf before conf with Macmillan

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CHINA REAFFIRMS MAO'S 'HARD' LINE; Timing of New Book Is Seen as a Renewed Attack on Khrushchev's Position China Affirms Mao 'Hard' Line; Timing Held a Blow at Moscow

By Special to The New York Times

new vol of selected writings of Mao reaffirms 'hard' Chinese, line; seen challenge to Khrushchev

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U.S.-SOVIET SUMMIT IS NEUTRALS' GOAL; Tito, Nehru, Nasser, Sukarno and Nkrumah Map Plea -- Americans Cold to Idea Neutral Leaders Here Seek U.S.-Soviet Summit Parley

By Jack Raymond

Sec Gen Hassouna meets Pres Tito, NYC

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Notable Births

1960Julia Adamson, Canadian-English keyboard player, composer, and producer^[†]

Julia Adamson is a Canadian composer, musician and current label manager of Invisiblegirl Records. In 1967 her family moved to Manchester, England.

1960Nicola Griffith, English-American author^[†]

Nicola Griffith is a British American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award (twice), Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, World Fantasy Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and six Lambda Literary Awards. In 2024 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 2025, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in recognition of her significant contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.

1960Miki Howard, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress^[†]

Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard is an American R&B singer who had top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine" (1987), "Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under New Management" (1990). "Ain't Nobody Like You" (1992) and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.

1960Blanche Lincoln, American politician^[†]

Blanche Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1998; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.

Historical Context for September 30, 1960

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