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ordered jailed 4 mos by DeKalb County ct; participation in sit-in ruled violation of 12-mo suspended sentence for previous traffic violation; illus
units of Mobutu's army reptdly moving from Thysville garrison towards Leopoldville; UN sets up roadblocks; Congo troops reptd marching on Bakwanga, Kasai; Kasavubu signs decree legalizing Mobutu position; regime challenges UN to recognize it; charges group of Asian-African states spearheaded by Ghana, Guinea and Morocco schemes to disarm Congo army and reconvene Parliament in cooperation with 'certain' UN aides, radio communique; UN orders Berendsen remain at post; Leopoldville rioting illus; map
Nixon issues special position paper on space program; pledges manned space ship around moon by '66-69; assails Kennedy stand
Kennedy calls summons slowdown strike and treason; Cassese holds move spontaneous; denies PBA link; scores Wagner, Kennedy; Wagner orders Deputy Mayor O'Keefe to keep in contact with Kennedy
US State Dept denies charges against Bradley
1960Patrick Breen, American actor[†]
Joseph Patrick Breen is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
1960Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (born 1881)[†]
Toshizō Nishio was a Japanese general, considered to be one of the Imperial Japanese Army's most successful and ablest strategists during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who commanded the Japanese Second Army during the first years after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]