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Jack convicted on 2 counts of conflict of interest and 1 of conspiracy to obstruct justice; acquitted on 4th count; continued on parole; asserts innocence; illus
Eisenhower and Kennedy stress natl unity and US peace aims in friendly White House conf on Adm transition; issue statement; Kennedy holds news conf
Stork Club license suspended for 4 days; Billingsley to apply for identity card; Kaplan queries Farrell on Billingsley role in Stork affairs; Copacabana hearing
Defense Dept and AEC, under Cong pressure, release photos of bombs of types dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; illus; data on bombs
talks continue; issues discussed
1960Craig Scanlon, English guitarist and songwriter[†]
Craig Antony Scanlon is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the Fall between 1979 and 1995. During his tenure he was a stalwart member for 17 albums and co-wrote over 120 of the group's songs; singer Mark E. Smith and bass player Steve Hanley excepted, this tally is unmatched by any other musician to have passed through the group.
1960Ioannis Demestichas, Greek admiral and politician (born 1882)[†]
Ioannis Demestichas was a Hellenic Navy officer. He is best known for his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre of Kapetan Nikiforos. He held various senior commands in the Greek Navy, including thrice as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, and also served briefly in cabinet positions.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]