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Pres Kennedy weighs naming him White House mil adviser; por
McCloy and Zorin conf, Washington, on composition and frame of ref for gen disarmament talks; illus
Laotian Princes disagree, Zurich talks; Boun Oum spokesman pessimistic on conf success; cites Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong demands for recognition of their factions as separate forces and renunciation of SEATO protection as major areas of disagreement: Green scores USSR proposal for veto system, s, Geneva; says it would hamper Control Comm; urges conf begin work on effective settlement
Czech rejects US demand for Nacvalac ouster; threatens to take case to internatl arbitration; basis of test would be '47 US-UN accord on setting up UN hq; Czech charges US prevents UN delegate from fulfilling duties; sees further evidence of need to shift UN hq
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]