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task force com under Dr Hovde urges aid
65 hurt in rioting, Liege, after Socialist leader Renard urges more defiance; illus; Baudouin continues confs; strike seen weakening in N
Casablanca conf of African neutralists urges 'volunteers' to aid rebels, denounces referendum
voting on referendum starts in outlying communes, Algeria; 60% of those regis vote; abstentions range from 7%, Geryville, to 86%, St-Arnaud; no Moslems vote by 2 PM. Djemaa Saharidj; resident explains; 5 Moslems killed, Mila; other disorders; Right-Wing in sabotage efforts, Algiers area
US proposes USSR join in opening zones now closed or at least partially ease current curbs, note; revises schedule of areas open and closed to Russians; details
1961John Thune, American lawyer and politician[†]
John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A Republican, Thune has been the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader since January 2025. He is in his fourth Senate term and has been the dean of South Dakota's congressional delegation since 2015.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]