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February 1, 1961

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Headlines from February 1, 1961

LATIN TASK FORCE HEADED BY BERLE; Group to Coordinate Policy on Americas -- High Post to Go to Puerto Rican Appointed to Latin Affairs Posts LATIN TASK FORCE HEADED BY BERLE

By E.w. Kenworthy Special To the New York Times

A A Berle Jr named to head US task force to coordinate all policies on Latin Amer; group to include T C Achilles, Asst Sec Mann, Deputy Asst Sec Bundy, Prof L Gordon; Dr Morales Carrion to be Deputy Asst Sec of State for Inter-Amer Affairs, Mann continuing as Asst Sec

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Police Head Vetoes 'Political' Pressure; POLICE HEAD BARS 'POLITICAL' MOVES

By Unknown Author

Comr Kennedy orders strict law enforcement, apparent reply to Controller Gerosa remark that rigorous enforcement is intended chiefly to raise revenue for city; Gerosa denies personal attack on Kennedy

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Rockefeller Urges $200 Student Aid; GOVERNOR URGES $200 STUDENT AID

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

message on higher educ

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Galvao Will Dock Liner If Brazil Gives Pledges; Galvao to Dock Liner if Brazil Gives Guarantees

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

Adm Smith confs with Galvao aboard Santa Maria; repts ship will land at Recife if Pres Quadros guarantees freedom to leave after passengers debark; US consul ints Amers, finds them in 'excellent' condition; Delgado in Recife; Galvao reptd sharing ship's command with J de Souto Maior, C Junqueira de Ambia, 2 others; Portugal repts Souto Maior and Junqueira are Spanish anarchists who fled after Spanish civil war; ship illus; map

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AUTO INSURANCE TO RISE BY 9.3%; 10% Rebate Due for 'Good' Drivers in State and Up to 150% Penalty for Bad Old and New Insurance Rates for Cars Auto Insurance to Rise by 9.3%; 'Good' Drivers Will Get Rebate

By Joseph C. Ingraham

NYS cos to raise liability rates 9.3% Mar 1; will give safe drivers 10% discount, raise rates of bad risks 10-150%, offer 200,000 compact-car owners 10% cut exclusive of safe-driving discount; set restrictions on policy cancellations; table shows old and new rates, NYC Met Area

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Notable Births

1961Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach^[†]

Volker Fried is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at four consecutive Summer Olympics for West and the reunified Germany. He won the gold medal with his team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, after capturing silver at the two previous Olympics in Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988).

1961Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician (died 2018)^[†]

J. Guru, also known as Kaduvetti Guru, was an Indian politician who was twice elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu. He was the president of the Vanniyar Sangam, a caste-based organization that represented the interests of the Vanniyar community.

1961Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut^[†]

Daniel Michio Tani is an American engineer and retired NASA astronaut. He was born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, but considers Lombard, Illinois, to be his hometown.

Historical Context for February 1, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people^[†]