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February 20, 1961

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Stevenson Asserts U.S. Faces Challenge in Rise of Nuclear Arms; STEVENSON SEES ARMS CHALLENGE

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Rhodesian Charges Betrayal by Britain; RHODESIAN SEES BRITISH BETRAYAL

By Thomas P. Ronan Special To the New York Times

deadlock persists after Kaunda and Nkumbula conf with Macmillan and Macleod; Kaunda again charges betrayal; blames Welensky and Conservative MPs; Brit plan reptdly would assure 15 Legis seats to Africans, 15 to whites, and 15 chosen by as yet undertermined method; Africans insist on Legis control; Brit troops move to likely trouble centers

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NONRESIDENT TAX, JOBLESS BENEFITS LEAD ALBANY LIST; Action on Rockefeller Bills Is Due in One or Both Houses This Week NONRESIDENT TAX TOPS ALBANY LIST

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

ALBANY, Feb. 19 -- Bills on nonresident income taxes and unemployment benefits are scheduled to be passed in one house or both when the Legislature meets this week.

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Notable Births

1961Steve Lundquist, American swimmer^[†]

Stephen K. Lundquist is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and former world record-holder. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay.

Notable Deaths

1961Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (born 1882)^[†]

Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens".

Historical Context for February 20, 1961

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