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June 24, 1961

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Stevenson Tells President of Americas' Discontent; STEVENSON TELLS OF TRIP FINDINGS

By Special to The New York Times

repts to Kennedy; int; illus

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EICHMANN STATES HE SPARED JEWS; Testifies He Saved 20,000 by Sending Them to Ghetto EICHMANN STATES HE SPARED JEWS

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

claims he saved 20,000 Jews and 5,000 gypsies in Sept '41, when he was given choice of sending them to Lodz, Poland, ghetto or to certain execution in Polish forest; says he sent them to ghetto despite objections of other Nazis; says in subsequent deportation orders destination was clearly specified by his superiors; denies role in use of gas trucks for extermination; contradicts self in disclaiming knowledge of mass murders in concentration camps; again rebuked by Landau for verbosity

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WAGNER WILLING TO ENTER PRIMARY IF FIGHT IS FORCED; Sharkey Talks to Buckley and De Sapio to Weigh Challenge to Mayor A CANDIDATE IS SOUGHT Shifting of Stark Is Called Evidence Wagner Plans to Run for Senate WAGNER WILLING TO ENTER PRIMARY

By Douglas Dales

Wagner to wage primary fight if forced; Sharkey comments

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U.S. TRACTOR UNIT REPORTS FAILURE; REBUKES CASTRO; Premier's 'Cynical' Demand for $28,000,000 Machines Blamed for Collapse GROUP WILL DISSOLVE Cuban Says Committee Lied in Saying He Increased Price of Exchange U.S. TRACTOR UNIT REPORTS FAILURE

By Damon Stetson Special To the New York Times

Tractors for Freedom Com says its mission has failed, will disband; rebukes Castro for cynicism after his message charging Com with lying and attempting to blame him for exch failure; he authorizes captives delegation to return to US for further negotiations

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SCHOOL BILL GETS A VETERANS RIDER; 12-Year Program Voted as a Senate Panel Advances Parochial-Unit Plan SCHOOL BILL GETS A VETERANS RIDER

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

Sen subcom approves various amendments to it; to move bill to full com

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Notable Births

1961Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (died 2000)^[†]

Dennis Eric Danell was an American guitarist who was a founding member of the Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion.

1961Iain Glen, Scottish actor^[†]

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen is a Scottish actor. He has appeared as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable film and television roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990) for which he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, Manfred Powell in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Brother John in Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), the title role in Jack Taylor (2010–2016), Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey (2011), James Willett in Eye in the Sky (2015), Bruce Wayne in Titans (2019–2021), Magnus MacMillan in The Rig (2023–present), and Dr. Pete Nichols in Silo (2023–present).

1961Bernie Nicholls, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[†]

Bernard Irvine Nicholls is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, who played over 1000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). His junior career was spent with the Kingston Canadians, where he established himself as a dynamic scorer and a multi-faceted talent. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, 73rd overall. Over his 17-year playing career, Nicholls played 1,127 games for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks, scoring 1,209 points. He is one of only eight players in NHL history to score 70 goals in one season, and one of six to score 150 points. However, he is one of eighteen eligible players with 1,000 points to not be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Nicholls was born in Haliburton, Ontario, but grew up in West Guilford, Ontario.

1961Ralph E. Reed, Jr., American journalist and activist^[†]

Ralph Eugene Reed Jr. is an American political consultant and lobbyist, best known as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition during the early 1990s. He sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia but lost the primary election on July 18, 2006, to State Senator Casey Cagle. Reed started the Faith and Freedom Coalition in June 2009. He is a member of the Council for National Policy.

1961Curt Smith, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[†]

Curt Smith is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band's songs, and sings lead vocals on the hits "Mad World", "Pale Shelter", "Change", "The Way You Are", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and "Advice for the Young at Heart".

Historical Context for June 24, 1961

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