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Phoumi Nosavan forces retake center of Vientiane from Kong Le forces for 2d time; map; reinforcements from Rightist main forces moving into city; casualties, damage light; Quinim Polsena flees; his whereabouts unknown; firing intermittent
Rockefeller, Carlino, Mahoney agree to press for 2-yr extension of control law, '61; bill will correct inequalities and abuses of present law
Reptdly overthrows father Emperor Haile Selassie in coup; por
at least 12 union leaders take refuge in Latin Amer embassies as Govt crushes their resistance to Communist control
1960Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer and producer[†]
Walter Werzowa is an Austrian-born composer, producer and owner of LA-based music production studio Musikvergnuegen. He is most famous for composing the "Intel bong" jingle and the 1980s hit "Bring Me Edelweiss" as part of the band Edelweiss. Walter Werzowa joined an AI team to co-write Beethoven’s 10th symphony, that premiered October 9, 2021 in Bonn. Robbie Williams heard Walter's Beethoven work and asked to work on Robbie's 2022 Angels remake. He is leading the music department for the immersive Mythos Mozart Experience Vienna. Walter collaborated with Refik Anadol in "Mozart Forever." Walter is heading the Filmmusik department at MDW University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
1960Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.[†]
Richard Paul Pavlick was a retired postal worker from New Hampshire who stalked Senator and U.S. president-elect John F. Kennedy, with the intent of assassinating him. On December 11, 1960, in Palm Beach, Florida, Pavlick positioned himself to carry out the assassination by blowing up Kennedy and himself with dynamite, but delayed the attempt because Kennedy was with his wife Jacqueline and their two young children. He was arrested before he was able to stage another attempt.
1960King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.[†]
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]