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USAF Tex Tower radar station off NJ, damaged by storm, collapses during gale
NYC Labor Comr Felix and NYS mediation chmn Moskowitz urge fast strike settlement; NMB repr Boyd sets talks
Govt counter-offensive plans thwarted after troops are touted from Ta Viang; Paksane and Tha Thom alerted for attack by Pathet Lao; map; illus
Brown seen lacking votes for election; Councilmen Davis, Weiss, Isaacs comment
article on Chambers and Roush
1961Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (died 2006)[†]
Kenneth Sivertsen was a Norwegian musician, composer, poet, and comedian.
1961Max Schöne, German swimmer (born 1880)[†]
Max Schöne was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Berlin. As a member of the German swimming team he won the gold medal at the Paris 1900 edition.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]