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October 21, 1960

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Khrushchev Says Soviet Has Nuclear Submarines; SOVIET SAYS IT HAS ATOM SUBMARINES

By Osgood Caruthersspecial To the New York Times

Premier Khrushchev repts USSR has craft able to fire missiles with nuclear warheads, s, Moscow; says they will not cruise near US since it would be 'criminal policy,' could turn cold war into 'hot one,'

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TRANSPLANT WORK WINS NOBEL PRIZE

By Werner Wiskarispecial To the New York Times

'60 Nobel Prize for Med and Physiology to Drs Burnet (Australia) and Medawar (GB) for discoveries in tissue transplants

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NATION'S BUSINESS SHOWS A DECLINE; Gross National Product Fell 0.5% in Third Quarter -- Labor Sees Recession Gross National Product Dipped By 0.5% in Third Quarter of '60

By Richard E. Mooneyspecial To the New York Times

Eisenhower's Econ Advisers Council repts drop in 3d qr GNP without indicating if it means recession; AFL-CIO pub holds econ on recession brink; Dem Natl Com aide R Tubby sees econ static

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POLICE, FIREMEN TO GET HOLIDAYS; 6 Paid Days a Year Granted -- Cavanagh Offers Plan on Allowing Extra Jobs POLICE, FIREMEN TO GET HOLIDAYS

By Unknown Author

NYC offers exch of benefits if PBA pledges to drop demands for premium pay for night work and pay for eating time

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NEW TAX SET-UP ASKED BY NIXON TO SPUR GROWTH; He Tells Economists Here He Wants Corporate and Personal Revisions DETAILS A 12-POINT PLAN Vice President Spends Most of Day Preparing for 4th TV Debate Tonight Revision of U.S. Tax Structures Asked by Nixon in Speech Here

By Harrison E. Salisbury

Nixon again attacks Kennedy proposals for dealing with major strikes; proposes amending Taft-Hartley Act to let Pres name fact-finding bd before emergency develops and to let bd make recommendations

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Historical Context for October 21, 1960

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