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April 29, 1961

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U.S. Orders Second Grand Jury To Study Electric Price-Fixing; U.S. Orders Second Grand Jury To Study Electric Price-Fixing

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

testifies GE top mgt made no effort to enforce policy barring price fixing; Kefauver sends all testimony to Justice Dept; urges Dept reopen probe; Dept orders 2d grand jury impaneled, Phila

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SIX BELGIAN AIDES OF TSHOMBE HELD; Advisers Arrested by U.N. -- Katanga Chief Agrees to Talk With Kasavubu 6 BELGIAN AIDES OF TSHOMBE HELD

By Henry Tanner Special To the New York Times

6 Belgian advisers to Tshombe arrested by UN, Coquilhatville, at Kasavubu request; flown to Leopoldville;conf reptdly approves disarming Katanga and Gizenga forces unless they accept Kasavubu authority; Mobutu arrives, Coquilhatville; confs with Tshombe; US denies getting request to aid Tshombe

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PENTAGON TO GET SOME C.I.A. DUTIES; Plan Reflects Kennedy Aim to Centralize Control of All Types of Warfare Defense Department Due to Get Some C.I.A. Operational Duties

By James Reston Special To the New York Times

J Reston repts Pres Kennedy will direct Defense Dept to take over OCDM functions

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G.O.P. IS SWITCHING ON AGED-AID PLAN; Senate Group Moving Near Link to Social Security G.O.P. IS SWITCHING ON AGED-AID PLAN

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- A group of Republicans in the Senate appeared today to have accepted the controversial Social Security principle for providing medical care to the aged.

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PRESIDENT TO SEE TOP AIDES TODAY ON LAOTIAN CRISIS; Summons National Security Council to Draft Action If Fighting Continues RUSK IS FLYING HOME Intervention to Be Weighed to Bar Leftist Victory Before Parley Opens KENNEDY TO SEE TOP AIDES TODAY

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- President Kennedy has scheduled a meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow morning to consider the Laotian crisis and other policy questions concerning Southeast Asia.

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Historical Context for April 29, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people^[†]