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ILGWU Dress Joint Council head Zimmerman urges indus-wide drive, US, to curb rising imports of ready-to-wear dresses from France and Italy; scores US retailers on their demand for imports; pledges union aid to spur domestic and foreign sale of US dresses; Coutoure Group pres Aldrich comments
reptd accord between Mayor Wagner and Tammany leader DeSapio on Councilman Brown to succeed H E Jack as Manhattan Boro Pres seen delaying showdown on Tammany leadership; accord seen splitting Repr Powell's united Harlem leadership team, thereby strengthening DeSapio
Mobutu and Lumumba forces clash at Bukavu on Kivu Prov-Ruanda-Urundi border; map; UN concerned over Belgian involvement; repts to Hammarskjold; Belgium repts airlift under way when Congolese asked authorization to land; says it sought to return troops to Congo
Pres Sukarno orders new reforms implemented
Sen liberals press fight against rule permitting unlimited debate; Sen Clark comments
1961Gabrielle Carteris, American actress[†]
Gabrielle Carteris is an American actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role is as Andrea Zuckerman in Beverly Hills, 90210.
1961Paula Hamilton, English model[†]
Paula Hamilton is an English model. She is best known for her appearance in the 1987 Mk II Volkswagen Golf TV advert Changes. In 2006, she returned to public recognition as a judge on Britain's Next Top Model, for two cycles.
1961Todd Haynes, American film director, screenwriter, and producer[†]
Todd Haynes is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.
1961Craig James, American football player and sportscaster[†]
Jesse Craig James is an American former professional football player and sports commentator. He was a running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) and for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League (USFL). He then became a commentator for the ABC and ESPN television networks. James ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in Texas in 2012, but lost in the first round of the Republican primary.
1961Robert Wexler, American lawyer and politician[†]
Robert Ira Wexler is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Florida's 19th congressional district, from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]