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Premier Khrushchev defends '39 USSR-Nazi Ger nonaggression pact as forced by GB and France, s, Kremlin, on eve of 20th anniv of Ger invasion of USSR
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State Dept revokes Nacvalac diplomatic status; he decides to return to Czech after Dept threatens him with arrest and deportation; Dept releases more photos to prove he was in Calif
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- President Kennedy and Premier Hayato Ikeda agreed today to the formation of a United States-Japan economic committee. The group will be on a ministerial level with top representatives from both Governments taking part.
custodians and principal cite defects in various new units, Comm hearing; pss illus; some custodians rept pupils and teachers were trapped in rooms because of defective locks and warped doors; charge authorities ignored complaints; Theobald recounts moves to improve repair and maintenance operation; says Comr Cavanagh advised there are no bldgs periling lives from fire-safety standpoint; says Comm never called needed improvements to his attention; Okun says inspectors and supervisors failed to make cos working on new units live up to contracts; Caristo pres denies charges about co's work on JHS 142
1961Jimmy Somerville, Scottish singer-songwriter[†]
James William Somerville is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of Consent (1984) was the only release Somerville contributed to as lead vocalist before leaving the band in 1985 and joining The Communards. Following the deaths of Larry Steinbachek in 2016 and Steve Bronski in 2021, Somerville is the only surviving founding member of Bronski Beat.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]