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Wagner approves Wiley request for authority to cancel Bway Maintenance Corp contract for maintenance of 52,000 meters; charges co failed, after repeated requests, to remedy defects in service; says Wiley has withheld $350,000 payments to co
Caths press for Clark amendment
Council holds hearing on its bill to form revision comm; illus; orgn Dems back it, reform Dems, led by NY Dem Voters Com, oppose it; Sharkey calls NYS bill Repub pol; scores Wagner role; Council bill for referendum on whether there should be revision comm killed
Council agrees to debate; Amb Zorin (USSR) charges conditions in Angola threaten world peace and security; Garin repts Feb rioting was caused by 'small groups of hooligans and hirelings' led by foreign interventionists; 32 Asian and African nations back Liberian proposal; map
1st news conf in 2 yrs
1961Elias Koteas, Canadian actor[†]
Elias Koteas is a Canadian actor who has performed in lead and supporting roles in numerous films and television series. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Ararat (2002).
1961Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish guitarist[†]
Bruce William Watson is a Canadian-born Scottish guitarist, best known for being a member of Big Country.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]