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Saxon study for NY Theatres League urges admissions tax repeal as theatres 'last chance of survival'; 15 reprs of NYC theatre conf with Wagner; he voices sympathy but wants more discussion
Sen subcom, 8-1, approves Adm bill; rejects recommendations to cut grants to 'Fed-activity dists'; action marks collapse of plan to merge bill with one extending Defense Educ Act; Sen Humphrey, after conf with Kennedy and Dem Cong leaders, says leaders offered as compromise bill extending Act with amendments authorizing loans for private schools for certain facilities
cease-fire begins in Ban Van Ky-Vang Vieng region after conf between Pathet Lao and Govt reprs; Western diplomats pleased but cautious
NYS Investigation Comm hearing on bingo; Comm special agent Skinner and chief counsel Vergari testify Yonkers City Clerk Gray admitted taking $500 bribe from Buckner, '59; Gray denies it; scored by Comm chmn Grumet; AMVETS suspends 2 posts for link to Buckner; Lottery Control Comm ex-aides T J Dorr, A Einstein and J T Bartley admit favors from Buckner
State Dept calls Cuba full-fledged member of Communist bloc; sees Castro announcement of 'Socialist' state indicating it is further advanced toward communism than some other USSR bloc members; scores ban on elections
1961Steve McClaren, English footballer and manager[†]
Stephen McClaren is an English football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Jamaica national team.
1961David Vitter, American lawyer and politician[†]
David Bruce Vitter is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.
1961Leyla Zana, Kurdish activist and politician[†]
Leyla Zana is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament but was unable to collect it until her release in 2004. She was also awarded the Rafto Prize in 1994 after being recognized by the Rafto Foundation for being incarcerated for her peaceful struggle for the human rights of the Kurdish people in Turkey and the neighbouring countries.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]