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Adm to ask Cong for $75 million to retrain long-term unemployed
reprs of both sides meet, Hin Heup; illus; Col Oudom Sananikone repts conf 'friendly,'
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Pres Kennedy wife, Vice Pres Johnson, others watch feat on TV, White House; illus; Kennedy extends his and Natl Security Council congratulations to Shepard, his wife and fellow astronauts in phone call to carrier; calls feat 'historic milestone' and incentive to space program; says flight data will be made available to world scientists in contrast to USSR; US officials contrast publicity given US feat and secrecy on Gagarin's; Kennedy notes US still lags behind USSR, will seek more funds for space program, news conf; NASA Admr Webb pledges 6 other astronauts will have turn in space; feat seen spurring Cong support for more funds; Cong gets resolutions to award Shepard Medal of Hon; US exults at feat; strain after USSR feat seen eased; comments from across nation quoted; Chrysler plant workers who helped mfr Redstone follow flight repts intently; NYC plans to hon Shepard; Mayor Wagner wires inv
Nixon urges new start in resisting Communist aggression, s, Execs Club, Chicago; holds news conf; addresses Repub Citizens League of Ill
1961George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
George Timothy Clooney is an American actor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. His honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2015, the Honorary César in 2017, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022.
1961Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist[†]
Sir Thomas Blane Hunter is a Scottish businessman and philanthropist.
1961Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission[†]
Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans is a Dutch politician who served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal and European Commissioner for Climate Action in the von der Leyen Commission from 2019 until his resignation in 2023. He has been Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) since 2023.
1961Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (born 1895)[†]
Lucian Blaga was a Romanian philosopher, poet, playwright, poetry translator and novelist. He is considered one of the greatest philosophers and poets of Romania, and a prominent philosopher of the twentieth century who due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding his career is barely known to the outside world.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]