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March 12, 1961

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PIGGY-BACK VANS SPAN OCEANS NOW; Central Railroad and Other U.S. Concerns Operating 5,000-Vehicle Fleet. PIGGY-BACK VANS SPAN OCEANS NOW

By Robert E. Bedingfield

Comment on NY Central and other rrs Flexi-Van container freight service in US and overseas; service operates 5,000-truck fleet; illus

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THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW; U.S. Search

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" Let us never negotiate out of fear," said President Kennedy at his inaugural. "But let us never fear to negotiate."

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Patterson's Workout Proves Open Secret; Titleholder Annoyed by Presence of Fans at Drill CLUSTER OF FANS ANNOYS CHAMPION Patterson Does Calisthenics and Shadow-Boxes During Miami Beach Workout

By Joseph C. Nichols Special To the New York Times

MIAMI BEACH, March 11 -- Floyd Patterson slipped off quietly and alone -- or so he thought -- for a few extra licks of training today for the defense of his world heavyweight championship on Monday night against Ingemar Johansson.

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GIRL, 17, SMASHES 880 INDOOR MARK; Helen Shipley Triumphs -- Wilma Rudolph 2d in 220 Girl, 17, Sets 880 Indoor Mark; Wilma Rudolph Defeated in 220

By the Associated Press

V Brown, US women's indoor (25.2)

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Historical Context for March 12, 1961

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