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July 7, 1961

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Historical Context for July 7, 1961

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

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Headlines from July 7, 1961

Eichmann Testifies That 'I Never Killed'; EICHMANN SAYS: 'I NEVER KILLED'

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

Eichmann, testifying for 12th day, says 'I have never killed anyone, never mishandled anyone, never beaten up anyone'; denies killing Jewish boy who stole cherries; again confronted with Gordon testimony on incident, May; says he visited Auschwitz and other camps only as observer and to make factual repts; denies giving 'advice or tips' to Nazis on operations; says he made trips 'reluctantly' and hated what he saw; denies attempt to foil Adm Horthy order to stop death train from Hungary; angrily denies R Hoess statement at Nuremberg trial, '46, that Eichmann had conf with him at Auschwitz about killing Jews with gas; denies giving statistics on number killed

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U.S. DENIES LOAN FOR NEW HAVEN; TRUSTEESHIP DUE; Railroad Must Continue to Operate During Crisis, White House Says DEFENSE PLEA REFUSED Alpert Is Not Expected to Be Assigned a Role in Any Reorganization Plan U.S. DENIES LOAN FOR NEW HAVEN

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

OCDM refuses $5.5 million loan to NY,NH&H; Dir Ellis lr on rejection says loan would not fulfill requirements of Defense Production Act; Pres press sec Salinger says rr will continue operations; Feldman expects rr reorgn under Bankruptcy Act; doubts Alpert would be named trustee; Sen Robertson outlines rr's cash position; Repr Sibal urges 4-state compact to solve problem on regional basis; Gov Dempsey says rr will continue operations; Gov Rockefeller comments; names Atty Gen Lefkowitz to represent NYS in any bankruptcy action

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