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December 6, 1960

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Headlines from December 6, 1960

U.S. AID PURCHASES CUT IN 18 NATIONS TO SAVE DOLLARS; Procurement in Prosperous Areas Curtailed as Part of Payments Program

By Richard E. Mooneyspecial To the New York Times

State Dept orders ICA to cut overseas procurement in 18 prosperous nations and Hong Kong in move to cut deficit; $200 million annual spending seen affected; increased cost of buying in US put at $100 million

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LAOS CALLS ON U.S. TO HALT REBEL AID; Premier Also Discloses Bid for Cease-Fire Agreement With Attacking Rightists LAOS CALLS ON U.S. TO END REBEL AID

By Jacques Nevardspecial To the New York Times

Souvanna Phouma asks US to halt arms shipments to Rightist forces, lr to Amb Brown; says he seeks cease-fire; Govt troops suffer heavy casualties; USSR ships more gasoline

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U.N. AIDE REPORTS CONGOLESE ARMY ABUSED LUMUMBA; Hammarskjold Presses Plea for Red Cross Inquiry Into Ex-Premier's Injuries U.N. AIDE REPORTS LUMUMBA ABUSED

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

sends rept to Security Council on Congo situation

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Five Algiers Rebels Flee Paris Trial During Recess; Lagaillarde Is Fugitive -- New Protest Feared on de Gaulle Policy 5 ALGIERS REBELS FLEE PARIS TRIAL

By Robert C. Dotyspecial To the New York Times

Lagaillarde and 4 others, on trial in Paris for roles in Jan uprising, flee during trial recess; reptd in Spain; were free under ct order; new move against de Gaulle seen possible; warrants for 4 issued; Lagaillarde, as Deputy, is immune

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France Boycotts Debate As U.N. Takes Up Algeria; FRANCE BOYCOTTS ALGERIAN DEBATE

By Kathleen Teltschspecial To the New York Times

UN debate on Algeria opens; boycotted by France for 6th time; Amb Slim (Tunisia) regrets boycott, scores de Gaulle program, urges UN-run referendum; illus

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Notable Births

1960Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer (died 2018)^[†]

Masahiko Katsuya was a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit. After failing the entrance exams for the University of Tokyo and the University of Tsukuba, Katsuya entered Waseda University in 1980. He started working for an editor of Bungeishunjū after graduating from the university in 1985.

Historical Context for December 6, 1960

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