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Moore Comm reptdly prepares rept favoring 'strong-Mayor' system; to delay rept till mid-Jan; proposals studied noted
Rockefeller seen proposing creation of urban development div in Exec Dept, message to Legis; seen seeking to coordinate all NYS and Fed programs
Apptd USAF Sec by Pres-elect Kennedy; biog; por
USN personnel testify Fire Dept tactics prolonged fire 3 hrs and hindered rescue operations; deny Shore Patrol hindered firemen
NYS Sup Ct Justice Klein threatens to jail Kennedy for disobeying ct order barring 'out-of-title' assignments; gives him 10 days tom comply; holds Kennedy eliminated only 62% of 131 violations; Kennedy to appeal; holds Klein earlier conceded impossibility of full compliance in large dept
1960Katerina Didaskalou, Greek actress[†]
Katerina Didaskalou is a Greek theatre, stage, television and film actress. She studied dramatic arts and philosophy in Athens and went on to study cinema and theater at Columbia University, on an Onassis Foundation scholarship. In 2005, she starred in Eric Rohmer's Triple Agent, as "Arsinoe", the Greek wife of a retired general of the Tsarist army. She was in the 1st and 4th seasons of the Greek soap opera Erotas ("Love"), and in the US-produced film Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
1960Brian A. Hopkins, American author[†]
Brian A. Hopkins is an American author. His works include the novel The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club and the novellas El Dia De Los Muertos and Five Days in April, all of which received Bram Stoker Awards. He edited the Stoker-winning horror anthology Extremes 2: Fantasy and Horror from the Ends of the Earth, as well as four other Extremes anthologies. His works have also been nominated for the Nebula Awards, Theodore Sturgeon Awards, Locus Awards, and International Horror Guild Awards.
1960David Boon, Australian cricketer[†]
David Clarence Boon is an Australian cricket match referee, former cricket commentator and international cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984–1996. A right-handed batsman and a very occasional off-spin bowler, he played first-class cricket for both his home state Tasmania and English county side Durham. Boon was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
1960Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Congolese militia leader, founded the Union of Congolese Patriots[†]
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a convicted war criminal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the first person convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). He founded and led the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) and was a key player in the Ituri conflict (1999–2007). Rebels under his command have been accused of massive human rights violations, including ethnic massacres, murder, torture, rape, mutilation, and forcibly conscripting child soldiers.
1960David Gilbert, Australian cricketer[†]
David Robert Gilbert is a former Australian cricketer who played in nine Test matches and 14 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1985 and 1986. He played domestically for New South Wales, Gloucestershire and Tasmania.
1960Michael James Pappas, American politician[†]
Michael James Pappas is an American politician and former one term Republican congressman from New Jersey, serving from 1997 to 1999. He is currently the Township Administrator in Bridgewater, New Jersey. He was an unsuccessful candidate for State Senator in New Jersey's 16th legislative district in the 2021 and 2023 elections.
1960Eden Phillpotts, English author and poet (born 1862)[†]
Eden Phillpotts was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage and eventually becoming a writer.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]