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October 18, 1960

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Headlines from October 18, 1960

Mobutu Reports 'Full Backing' By Tshombe for His Congo Rule; Mobutu Reports 'Full Backing' By Tshombe for His Congo Rule

By Paul Hofmannspecial To the New York Times

Mobutu announces full backing by Tshombe, news conf, Leopoldville; says Katanga is not secessionist, Tshombe will attend roundtable conf; says Comrs Coll will retain power till Dec 31; refuses to let Parliament reconvene; comments on Lumumba; to demand Nkrumah recall Amb Djin and Min Welbeck who sought UN protection; curfew imposed, Leopoldville

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Laos Urged to Shun Reds; U.S. MILITARY AID TO LAOS RESUMED

By Jacques Nevardspecial To the New York Times

State Dept repts US has resumed mil aid; move linked to Parsons visit; Souvanna Phouma confirms rept that Parsons asked Govt to halt talks with Pathet Lao and Neo Lao Hak Xat party; denies Parsons asked Govt to make peace with Phoumi Nosavan faction; Vientiane speculates on assignment of 7 gens and cols to posts overseas mostly as mil attached

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Notable Births

Erin Moran

1960Erin Moran, American actress (died 2017)[†]

Erin Marie Moran-Fleischmann was an American actress, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the television sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

1960Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian martial artist, actor, and producer, and screenwriter[†]

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor. Born and raised in Brussels, his father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school at the age of ten, which led Van Damme to hold the rank of 2nd-dan black belt in karate, and compete in several karate and kickboxing competitions. As a teenager, he won the middleweight championship of the European Professional Karate Association in 1979 and the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title in 1978. With the desire of becoming an actor in Hollywood, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport (1988).

Historical Context for October 18, 1960

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