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In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]
1960Clark Gable, American actor (born 1901)[†]
William Clark Gable was an American actor often referred to as the "King of Hollywood". He appeared in more than 60 motion pictures across a variety of genres during a 37-year career, three decades of which he spent as a leading man. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Gable as the seventh greatest male screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema.
Mayor Wagner renews fight for off-track betting; 3 versions of proposed bill sent to Legis
Ribicoff seen not named Atty Gen; after conf with Kennedy he says post not discussed
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Rockefeller office studies Citizens Com petition; A Wintner, theatrical agent, denies Com charge he offered to act as intermediary in alleged bribe to recover Buckley card; Kaplan seeks talent scout who reptdly signed affidavit backing charge; Com spokesmen M T Cohen and H Humes subpoenaed, queried by Kaplan; illus; Sinatra admits he performed at Copacabana without identity card
K E Scott named pres and chief exec officer; succeeds R S Sale who becomes chmn
Govt, after Moulay Hassan conf with USSR Amb, accepts USSR offer of mil aid, principally jet planes; map
Global communications disrupted as sun emits cosmic ray flares, reptdly most intense ever recorded; details
heads com issuing rept recommending revamping of NYS higher educ
US repr rejects Wigny statement that UN operation is failure, news conf; pledges further moves for peace and welfare; rejects Lumumba charge that money seized in Stanleyville came from US; Kasvubu says his Govt will not tolerate intervention from Communists or any foreign nation, NYC news conf; comments on his policy; UN sources query feasibility of Lumumba proposal for UN-supervised elections in Congo
Commerce Dept repts final totals; population as of Apr 1 was 179,323,175, not counting Amers abroad; rise is 28 million over '50; Fla 78.7% rise is greatest percentage gain; Calif, with 48.5% rise, made biggest gain in actual population; increase in West is far greater than rest of US; increase by region noted; table shows '50 and '60 populations of each state; only 3 states and DC lose population
George Washington sails on patrol from Charleston, SC, armed with 16 Polaris missiles, 1st craft so armed; illus; Sec Gates sees new era in warfare; Eisenhower and Adm Burke messages; pacifist B Henry foiled in attempt to block sailing; crew gets USN Unit Citation, skipper Comdr Osborn Legion of Merit; USN confirms craft will rendezvous with tender Proteus, probably in US waters
Sec Anderson expects to discuss troop support payments with Adenauer, statement after conf with Eisenhower, Augusta, Ga, on cutting US costs