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March 10, 1961

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Headlines from March 10, 1961

CONGOLESE CHIEFS AGREE TO DISCARD A CENTRAL REGIME; Parley in Malagasy Republic in Accord on Recognition of Independent States NKRUMAH IS CRITICIZED Ghanaian Is Told to End Interference -- U.N. Bars Sharing Strategic Areas CONGOLESE CHIEFS BAR CENTRAL RULE

By Benjamin Welles Special To the New York Times

Tananarive conf; agenda; conf tacitly agrees to scrap formula for central govt in favor of recognizing existence of component states; drafts message to Nkrumah scoring his Congo policy

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Notable Births

Laurel Clark

1961Laurel Clark, American captain, physician, and astronaut (died 2003)[†]

Laurel Blair Clark was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist. She died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Clark was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Mitch Gaylord

1961Mitch Gaylord, American gymnast and actor[†]

Mitchell Jay Gaylord is an American gymnast, actor, and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Historical Context for March 10, 1961

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