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Cuban Min Guevara boasts he could beat Eisenhower at golf
HR recesses for Easter holiday till Apr 10; Sen to meet; Mansfield 'reasonably satisfied' with record so far; accomplishments, work ahead revd
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Stevenson sees fed system only possible solution, calls Tananarive conf results best hope, TV int with Mrs F D Roosevelt; calls UN force essential; US Commerce Dept amends rules to bar any US-chartered carrier from transporting mil items to Congo regardless of point of origin; says licensing will be only with UN approval; move seen aimed at Seven Seas Airlines; Assembly debate; Deputy Min Tarabanov (Bulgaria) scores Tananarive conf; reprs of 7 other nations s
Warsaw Pact conf urges eliminating war danger by making W Berlin into demilitarized free city, communique
1961Ron Brown, American sprinter and football player[†]
Ronald James Brown is an American former athlete and professional football player. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Brown played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He went to Arizona State University.
1961Howard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer[†]
Howard Gordon is an American screenwriter and producer.
1961Pyrros Spyromilios, officer of the Greek Navy and director of the Greek Radio Orchestra (born 1913)[†]
Pyrros Spyromilios was a Greek officer of the Greek Navy in World War II and later director of the Greek Radio Orchestra.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]