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Sulzberger announces NY Times will sell Times Tower to D Leigh; says bldg does not fit into Times future plans
Kennedy urges restraint in debate over ch-state aspects of bill lest natl strength be impaired, news conf; appeal interpreted as reminder to RC Ch; he repts conf with Thompson and Morse on stemming Caths drive for amendment; repeats bill should be passed without adding provisions for non-pub schools; stresses all groups have right to voice views regardless of President's religious faith; 19 Prots and Jews appeal to all groups to back bill ltd to pss; Silver urges HR subcom seek way of aiding non-pub schools 'consistent with natl principles,'
Kennedy pledges US support to maintain Laotian independence and neutrality, news conf; blames small minority 'backed by personnel and supplies from outside' for crises; hopes for successful Laotian Govt talks with Souvanna Phouma; US concerned over worsening situation, disappointed over Souvanna Phouma inactivity in restoring peace
HR votes office payrolls rise; votes permission to hire extra clerk
French invite rebels to formal peace talks without setting cease-fire as condition, Cabinet communique addressed to rebel leaders meeting in Tunis; say Min Joxe reptd on secret Switzerland talks
1961Todd McFarlane, Canadian author, illustrator, and businessman, founded McFarlane Toys[â ]
Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series Spawn, as well as being the current President and a co-founder of Image Comics.
1961Chen Geng, Chinese general and politician (born 1903)[â ]
Chen Geng was a Chinese military officer who served as a senior general in the People's Liberation Army. Enlisting in a warlord's army at the age of 13, Chen Geng joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922 and was accepted into Whampoa Military Academy in 1924. He approached Chiang Kai-shek and even saved his life by preventing him from committing suicide. He served as a Communist spy in the National Revolutionary Army for 6 years. After being discovered, he joined the Communist base in Jiangxi and participated in the Long March. He fought the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and then the Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War. Once victory was obtained, he went to Vietnam to help Há» ChĂ Minh against the French during the First Indochina War and then participated in the Korean War with the People's Volunteer Army. He became a senior general in 1955. He then founded an academy of military technologies but died before finalizing the ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs.
1961VĂĄclav Talich, Czech violinist and conductor (born 1883)[â ]
VĂĄclav Talich was a Czech conductor, violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissues of his many recordings.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[â ]