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State Dept repts US has increased mil aid, sent more technicians to train Army; says US will not engage in arms race with USSR; Washington concerned over Pathet Lao apparent designs on Luang Prabang
Sen Goldwater stumps for Repub Sen candidate Tower; draws cheering crowds and raises funds
A Wagman and J Hocken held, NYC, on charges of bribing Seton Hall players A Hicks and H Gunter and unidentified Conn U player to hold down scores; Dist Atty's office repts probe may involve 15 to 20 teams; Wagman also charged with attempt to bribe detective to keep him informed of probe; Hicks, Gunter held in 'voluntary protective custody'; Hacken and Wagman held in $25,000 and $50,000 bail respectively; 2 games involved described; Conn and Seton Hall officials comment
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- President Kennedy intervened today in the case of a Negro woman who said she had been denied equal housing with other delegates at a forthcoming meeting of the Civil War Centennial Commission at Charleston, S.C.
Bill providing $3,000 pay rise for Judges improperly drawn, will require amendment
1961Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)[†]
Grant Vernon Hart was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1988, he released his first solo album, Intolerance, before forming the alternative rock trio Nova Mob, where he moved to vocals and guitar. His solo career became his main focus after the dissolution of Nova Mob in 1995.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]