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Room air conditioner sales cut by cool weather; weather; inventory carry over from '60 put at 800,000 units
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THE upcoming Caribbean winter cruise season will be the first since the end of World War II to include substantial participation by the cream of this country's long-distance passenger ships.
NO matter what the theatrical barometer reads at the moment, the forecast appears to be favorable for the Theatre Guild. From the standpoint of quantity in any case.
ONE of our loyal readers wrote in the other day with a simple observation that brought us up relatively short. "Almost six months have gone by in 1961," she wrote, "and not one good original dramatic film from Hollywood has appeared."
1961Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Richard Alfonso Martinez, better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. Martinez' high school friends called him Oz in honor of Ozzy Osbourne due to his ability to emulate the vocals of Osbourne while playing Black Sabbath covers in his pre-Stryper days. He was recruited by the Sweet brothers in 1983 to form what would become Stryper. As a founding member of the band, Fox recorded and toured with Stryper until the band's first break up in 1992 but has since rejoined the band.
1961Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player[†]
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993–1997), Atlanta Braves (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (2001), San Francisco Giants and Anaheim Angels (2004). He batted and threw right-handed. During his playing days, Galarraga stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall, weighing 235 pounds (107 kg).
1961Angela Johnson, American novelist and poet[†]
Angela Johnson is an American writer of children's books and poetry, with over 40 books to her credit since beginning her writing career in 1989. Her children's picture books are simple yet poetic stories about African-American families, friendships, and common childhood experiences such as moving. Her books for older children revolve around similar themes but also explore deeper issues such as teen pregnancy and divorce. Her characters are realistic and the treatment sensitive, positive, and hopeful. Many of Johnson's books have connections to Alabama and Alabama history.
1961Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter[†]
Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard, formerly known as Alf, is an English singer. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as a member of the synth-pop duo Yazoo, but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]