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June 19, 1961

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Massachusetts Is Aroused By Corruption Scandals; Conflicts of Interest and Criminal Acts by Officials Stir a Revulsion Toward Politics -- Both Parties Involved Series of Corruption Scandals Arouses Massachusetts Voters

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

NY Times (A Lewis) series on widespread corruption in state Govt; 1st article describes scandals in Met Dist Comm, Pub Works Dept and case of T Worcester, central figure in bribing of officials and pol figures; cases helped arouse pub to corruption issue; controversial role of Fed Judge Wyzanski in Worcester case noted; scandals have led to state and Fed probes; Repr Ianello and family links to Met Dist and Pub Works cases noted

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Historical Events

Kuwait

1961Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.[†]

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), Kuwait also shares a maritime border with Iran, across the Persian Gulf. Kuwait is a city-state, most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Kuwait has the world's third largest number of foreign nationals as a percentage of the population, where its citizens make up less than 30% of the overall population.

Historical Context for June 19, 1961

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