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November 15, 1960

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Headlines from November 15, 1960

TALK IS 'CORDIAL'; Vice President Plans to Head 'Constructive Opposition' Party TALK WITH NIXON HELD BY KENNEDY

By W.h. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

Kennedy and Nixon conf, Key Biscayne; Kennedy seen seeking natl-unity Govt that would include liberal Repubs; they hold separate press confs on meeting; stress cordial and constructive nature of talk; Nixon offers to inform Eisenhower of substance; Kennedy says they did not discuss official role for Nixon; they agree to meet again; neither excludes role for Nixon in line with his duties which he describes as leader of constructive opposition; Nixon hails meeting as example of how US system works; illus

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2 OIL COMPANIES DROP TRUST FIGHT; Jersey Standard and Gulf Consent to Judgment in 7-Year-Old U.S. Suit Consent Decree Ends U.S. Suit Against 2 Large Oil Companies

By Unknown Author

US 7-yr antitrust action against Standard Oil (NJ) and Gulf Oil ends in consent judgment; pacts or combinations by cos to fix prices, divide mkts or allocate production barred; NJ Standard to end joint Ownership with Socony Mobil of Standard-Vacuum Oil; '53 suit involved 5 US, 2 Brit cos; suit still pends against Socony Mobil, Texaco and Standard Oil (Calif); NJ Standard, Gulf and Calif Standard statements

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Notable Births

1960Dawn Airey, English broadcaster[โ€ ]

Dawn Elizabeth Airey is a British media executive, sports administrator and independent company director.

Notable Deaths

Robert Raymond Cook

1960Robert Raymond Cook, Canadian murderer (born 1937)[โ€ ]

Robert Raymond Cook was a Canadian mass murderer who was convicted of killing his father, Raymond Cook, in Stettler, Alberta, on June 25, 1959. Robert killed his entire family at their home in Stettler, albeit he only stood trial for killing his father. He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.

Historical Context for November 15, 1960

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