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Labor Dept repts wholesale price index at record high
UN Assembly, 74-0, condemns Union's policy in territory; US backs resolution; issue revd
State, Justice, PO and Treas Depts urge Govt end program of intercepting mail from USSR-bloc nations; Justice Dept to file defenses in 3 pending ACLU-sponsored suits attacking program's const
Kennedy proposes policy allowing farmers, with Agr Dept aid, to write and adopt a commodity-by-commodity program subject to Cong veto, message to Cong; calls for wider variety of 'tools' for program mgt, authorization of control programs for more commodities, with farmers' consent; analyzes factors contributing to farm problem; proposes remedial measures
Prime Min Verwoerd says U of S Afr hopes to remain in sterling area despite withdrawal from Commonwealth
1961Sam Bowie, American basketball player[†]
Samuel Paul Bowie is an American former professional basketball player. A national sensation in high school and outstanding collegian and Olympic team member, Bowie's professional promise was undermined by repeated injuries to his legs and feet. In spite of the setbacks, the 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) and 235 lb (107 kg) center played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1961Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (died 2006)[†]
Dana Charles Reeve was an American actress and singer. She was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve and mother of television reporter and anchor Will Reeve.
1961Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (born 1860)[†]
Susanna Madora Salter was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, from 1887 to 1888, becoming the first woman elected to serve as a mayor in the United States and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the United States.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]