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stresses aid will determine amt of teachers pay rises
A F Arpaia rept to Sen com outlines plan for modernization of 8 commuter rrs in NY-NJ-Conn area through low-interest Fed loans of $650-$800 million and broad tax aid by Fed, state and local govts; favors tri-state agency to adm plan; NJ Sens Williams and C P Case laud plan
troops set drive against rebels in North; map; over 1,000 refugees escorted to Luanda; 40-100 whites and Africans believed killed or wounded; Portuguese Communist party and Union of Angolan Peoples blamed for uprisings; UN repr Bingham (US) hopes Western nations can induce Portugal to set up self-rule, TV int
ALBANY, March 19 -- The 1961 Legislature is scheduled to adjourn this week, but it faces one of the heaviest closing work loads of recent years. Present plans call for the legislators to wind up their regular session sometime Friday evening, but debate until Saturday afternoon or evening is not at all unlikely.
Wyszynski defies 'Caesars,' ser, Warsaw; denies Gomulka charge that Vatican dictates Ch affairs in Poland; cites 20 orgns working against Ch
1961Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician[†]
Ingrid Arndt-Brauer is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from 1999 until 2021.
1961Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager[†]
Jesper Olsen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is best remembered for representing Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United of England. He was a regular player for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
1961Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist[†]
Sara Diane Wheeler is an English travel author and biographer, noted for her accounts of polar regions.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]