1961Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima series[โ ]
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut.
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In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[โ ]
1961Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima series[โ ]
Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux is a British-born American video game developer, entrepreneur and private astronaut.
1961On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years.[โ ]
K-19 was the first submarine of the Project 658 class, the first generation of Soviet nuclear submarines equipped with nuclear ballistic missiles, specifically the R-13 SLBM. The boat was hastily built by the Soviets in response to United States' developments in nuclear submarines as part of the arms race. Before she was launched, 10 civilian workers and a sailor died due to accidents and fires. After K-19 was commissioned, the boat had multiple breakdowns and accidents, several of which threatened to sink the submarine.
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Hammarskjold rejects USSR demand for staffing along 3 pol divs, plans reforms for better geog balance by '63, rept on rev bd recommendations; charges bd, by involving itself in pol, overstepped instructions to concentrate on econ and efficiency; rejects 3-nation proposal that he share responsibility with under secs representing pol divs; agrees Communist and African nations should have more posts; plans to increase under secs from 13 to 14 and reshuffle responsibilities
Iraq scores troops as threat to security; calls on all Arabs to unite against 'imperialist aggression'; Macmillan sees continued danger of Iraqi attack, s, Commons; 3,000 Brit troops within 5 mi of Iraq border; Iraqi Min Jawad reptdly resigned over handling of dispute; illus
2d on Nixon efforts to create orgn
Adm request to Cong for authorization for $21-million aid to Latin Amer in fiscal '62 discussed; defense against internal subversion stressed; Cong opposition to ending '61 ban on such aid cited
in Manila; welcomed by Pres Garcia; hailed by millions as he leads motorcade; illus; press hails visit
way seen clear for naming Levitt as Stark reptdly agrees to run for Bklyn Boro Pres; Levitt reptdly is reluctant but Gov nomination or ct apptmt chances would be enhanced by race; Wagner for 3 Terms Com formed, S H Lowell heads advisory council
changes in operational set-up seen; Silver and Theobald favor removing those responsible for major shortcomings
Chang Do Young resigns as junta chmn and Cabinet head, statement; says better qualified leader is needed; Pak Chung Hi succeeds him as chmn, Min Song Yo Chan becomes Cabinet chief; Chang reptdly was taken into custody by mil officers in dawn raid; Pak reapptd junta Standing Com chmn; Govt repts resignation of 3 army officers from junta; sets limit on number of mil officers permitted to serve in Govt posts, Chang text
B Becker article on Adm plans for Fed development in West and controversy stirred by pub vs private issue; map shows major installations
Fed Dist Judge Ryan temporarily enjoins strike at Pres Kennedy request, under Taft-Hartley Law provisions; Pres acts on inquiry bd repts; US Appeals Ct Judge Clark upholds Ryan, rejects unions' appeal, overrules MEBA and MMP contention that supervisory personnel are exempt
Americans pursued happiness in generally good weather across the nation yesterday but at such a pace that a record for highway fatalities for the four-day Independence holiday appeared likely.