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In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]
1960Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic[†]
Kazuhide Uekusa is a Japanese economist, economic analyst, former senior economist at Nomura Research Institute, and chairman of the Three-Nations Research Institute. He was arrested for sexual offenses in 2004 and 2006.
1960Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer[†]
Naoko Yamano is a Japanese musician, best known as a founding member, singer/guitarist, and primary songwriter for the pop-punk band Shonen Knife. She is the only member of the band to have remained throughout its entire history. After briefly working as a receptionist in a doctor's office, she formed the band in late 1981 with her college friend Michie Nakatani and her younger sister Atsuko Yamano. Naoko Yamano is known for her songs about food and animals, with music that is primary influenced by the Ramones and the Beatles.
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The big snowstorm put no damper on the stock market last week. Trading was curtailed, especially on Monday when brokers and their staffs had difficulty getting to work and the stock exchanges here had to delay their openings.
New York's classy welterweight, Emile Griffith, earned a shot at Benny (Kid) Paret's title with an upset victory at Madison Square Garden last night.
New hq bldg planned, Antwerp; sketch
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Dec. 17 -- Tropical Park's photo-finish camera got a real workout today. Dead heats were recorded in each of the first three races.
An unusual group of houses in the high-priced category is being built on Long Island by a member of a family that has become known for its unusual accomplishments in housing.
T H Quinn repts rise in number of home buyers purchasing owners title ins; benefits discussed
Equity Ad Agency survey finds engineering recruitment by indus inefficient; replies to dummy resume sent to 100 cos outlined; illus
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17 -- Bob Pettit hit for 36 points and Cliff Hagan 34 in leading the St. Louis Hawks to a 116-103 National Basketball Association victory over the New York Knickerbockers tonight.
Article on rise in unsecured personal loans; total at end of Oct almost $11 billion, over 1/2 of total installment credit outstanding; now 2d-largest category of consumer debt (auto loans still 1st); other details; chart, '47-60
HOLLY wreaths and candles... the glow of close fellowship... goodwill to men ... the Christmas spirit everywhere.
de Gaulle illus in Algeria
MONTREAL, Dec. 17 -- Bornie (Boom-Boom) Geoffrion scored two third-periods goals tonight as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers, 2 -- 0.