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King Mahendra arrests Premier Koirala and other officials, dismisses Govt and suspends Parliament; charges Govt is in league with anti-natl forces; Army in control of Katmandu
UN Assembly to get India-Yugoslavia resolution calling for unification of all mil forces in Congo under UN command; Assembly budget com recommends making cost of UN mil force binding legal obligation on all UN members, and asking Belgium for 'substantial contribution' to force
TV s scoring charges that Adm is riddled with corruption and graft
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Final official tabulations of the Presidential election showed today that John F. Kennedy scored a popular-vote plurality of only 112,801 over Vice President Nixon.
named Food-for-Peace Program Dir by Pres-elect Kennedy, joint press conf
1960Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer and manager[†]
Patrick William Roger Van Den Hauwe is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall. Born in Belgium and raised in England, he chose to play international football for Wales, making 13 appearances.
1960A United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground.[†]
United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and six continents with more destinations than any other airline. Regional service operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express feeds its eight hubs and the Star Alliance, of which United was one of the five founding airlines, extends its network throughout the world.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]