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May 15, 1961

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U.S. GIVES BOLIVIA 10 MILLIONS IN AID; Kennedy Announces Start in 'a Long-Range Plan' U.S. GIVES BOLIVIA 10 MILLIONS IN AID

By Special to The New York Times

Deputy Asst Sec Morales Carrion to be temporary US repr on Council

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SCHOOL-AID TEST NEAR IN SENATE; EXTENT IN DOUBT; Democrats Undecided About Adding Parochial Loans -Bill Comes Up Tomorrow SCHOOL-AID TEST NEAR IN SENATE

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- A bill to provide $2,550,000,000 for Federal aid to education goes to the Senate floor on Tuesday. The ensuing battle is expected to spill over into next week.

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Eisenhower Readjusting as Country Squire; Finds It Not So Easy as He Hoped to Do 'Things for Myself' EISENHOWER NOW A COUNTRY SQUIRE

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

article on return to private life; daily routine, tourists problem, desire to be 'good neighoor' discussed; Eisenhowers at ch, tourists illus

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KENNEDY WEIGHS MEETING IN JUNE WITH KHRUSHCHEV; Plans for Parley Early Next Month Said to Hinge Partly on Progress at Geneva CONDITIONS SET BY U.S. Talks at Site in Mid-Europe Would Follow President's Visit to de Gaulle KENNEDY WEIGHS KHRUSHCHEV TALK

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

Kennedy reptdly weighs meeting Khrushchev in June in mid-Eur city

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TWO EFFORTS FAIL AT TALKS ON LAOS; Seating Issue Still Snagging Geneva Parley -- Meeting Today Held Unlikely NEW EFFORTS FAIL AT TALKS ON LAOS

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

2 compromise efforts on seating issue made by Brit and French rejected by US; Pathet Lao insists on seating; says Boun Oum and Phoumi Nosavan cannot enter neutralist govt because they were US 'agents

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Notable Births

1961Giselle Fernández, Mexican-American television journalist.^[†]

Giselle Fernández is an American television journalist and anchor for Spectrum News 1. Her appearances on network television include reporting and guest anchoring for CBS Early Show, CBS Evening News, Today, and NBC Nightly News, regular host for Access Hollywood, and contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

Historical Context for May 15, 1961

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