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Fed Judge Lewis denies Justice Dept plea for permit to act as plaintiff in Prince Edward County, Va, case on grounds move would adversely affect original parties
peasant conditions and reforms progress discussed, R H Phillips survey
Krim comments; summarizes rebels position, closed-circuit TV s; mild tone raises hopes for talks resumption; he says rebels will leave reprs in Geneva for possible contact with French; Paris reaction; rebels seen more revolutionary than nationalist in demands
reptdly has decided to run; seen insisting on changes in ticket; confs with Bronx leader Buckley, Washington
20 employes queried by O'Connor, Theobald and Bensley by Investigation Comm; Theobald reptdly affirms confidence in Weiss; United Parents Assns suggests Bd let another agency handle new bldg program in view of legal problems resulting from blacklist; Bd officials confirm award of contracts for 2 projects has been suspended
1961Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer and sportscaster[†]
David Anthony McAuley, MBE is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1983 to 1992. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1989 to 1992 and challenged twice for the WBA flyweight title, in 1987 and 1988. At regional level, he held the British flyweight title in 1986.
1961Scott Norton, American wrestler[†]
Scott Norton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and author. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in which he was a member of the New World Order and nWo Japan. He is a two-time world champion, having won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship twice.
1961Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (born 1923)[†]
Giulio Cabianca was a Formula One driver from Italy.
1961Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (born 1899)[†]
Peyami Safa was a Turkish journalist, columnist and novelist. He came to the fore in the Turkish literature of the Republican era with his psychological works such as Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu. He reflected his life and his changes to his works. He wrote many novels under the pseudonym Server Bedi. He created Cingöz Recai, a character inspired by Arsène Lupin of the French writer Maurice Leblanc. He also worked as a journalist at various institutions and published several magazines such as Kültür Haftası with his brother İlhami Safa.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]