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May 20, 1961

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Headlines from May 20, 1961

OUSTED MINISTERS JAILED IN KOREA; PRESIDENT QUITS; 8 Ex-Cabinet Members and 3 Generals Are Seized -- Magruder Move Reported OUSTED MINISTERS JAILED IN KOREA

By Bernard Kalb Special To the New York Times

8 ex-Mins and 3 gens jailed for refusing to cooperate with junta; Posun Yun resigns as Pres; junta fails in attempt to arrest Premier Chang but repts him under house arrest; hundreds of alleged Communists and 'hoodlums' arrested; civil liberties curbed, strict censorship imposed on press; prices and wages frozen; Chang Do Young works closely with Chung Hi Pak, believed to be real power behind coup

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Manhattan Due to Lose 2 Seats In Congress Under G.O.P. Plan; Lindsay Aided by Decision of State Leaders -- District in Brooklyn Doomed Manhattan Due to Lose 2 Seats In Congress Under G.O.P. Plan

By Leo Egan

Repub leaders reptdly agree to drop 2 Cong dists from Manhattan, drop 1 Bklyn dist, raise Nassau and Suffolk seats from 3 to 5, and combine cores of Upstate 30th and 32d dists into single new dist; plan would strengthen Repubs in Manhattan 17th Dist and drop 2 Dem strongholds by throwing Repr Powell into same dist with Repr Santangelo; remaining 3 Manhattan dists would be rearranged into 2, throwing Repr Ryan into new dist with either Repr Zelenko or Repr Farbstein; map

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Notable Births

Clive Allen

1961Clive Allen, English international footballer and manager[†]

Clive Darren Allen is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward for seven different London clubs. Allen was a prolific striker throughout his career.

Nick Heyward

1961Nick Heyward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Nicholas Heyward is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He came to international attention in the early 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter for Haircut One Hundred. He and the band parted ways after their first album, after which he continued as a solo artist.

Notable Deaths

Josef Priller

1961Josef Priller, German colonel and pilot (born 1915)[†]

Josef "Pips" Priller was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 101 enemy aircraft shot down in 307 combat missions. All of his victories were claimed over the Western Front, including 11 four-engine bombers and at least 68 Supermarine Spitfire fighters.

Historical Context for May 20, 1961

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