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E Griffith KO's Paret for title
USN given responsibility for all oceanographic equipment under new Defense Dept order
US mfrs optimistic despite '60 sales drop; rept inventories in better balance, new products available; illus
Article on his problems as NYC Traffic Comr; illus
Mail Order of the Alamode Farm and Pied d'Or, running in the silks of the Calumet Farm, engaged in a thrilling stretch duel in the $28,700 Westchester Stakes at Aqueduct yesterday. The margin at the finish was a nose and it belonged to Mail Order.
1961Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter[†]
Buddy Jewell Jr. is an American country music singer who was the first winner on the USA Network talent show Nashville Star. Signed to Columbia Records in 2003, Jewell made his debut on the American country music scene with the release of his self-titled album, which produced the singles "Help Pour Out the Rain" and "Sweet Southern Comfort". Another album, Times Like These, followed in 2005.
1961Christopher Meloni, American actor[†]
Christopher Peter Meloni is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and its spin-off Organized Crime (2021–present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He also played Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz (1998–2003), and starred in and executive produced the Syfy series Happy! (2017–2019).
1961Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter[†]
Keren Jane Woodward is an English singer/songwriter and, with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, a founding member of the girl group Bananarama. In 1986, the trio reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with their version of "Venus". Woodward and Dallin are the only constant members of Bananarama, and both have been a part of the group for over 40 years since 1979.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]