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Govt parades 100 of Seoul's alleged top hoodlums through city to show its firmness in dealing with crime; mil trials set
Norodom Sihanouk appeals to 3 Laotian Princes to meet in Geneva to spur accord, message to Savang Vathana
8-man com of experts apptd by Hammarskjold to study reorgn, particularly in top posts, ends work in deadlock; splits on proposal for 3 deputy secs gen to share with Hammarskjold in policy formulation
NYSE loses H J Silver-Munic Securities Co antitrust suit
Pakistani planes strafe Afghan forces in Khyber Pass region; Pakistan charges Afghans had been firing on Pakistan borders posts for 2 days; dispute over Pathanistan area revd; map
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]