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July 13, 1961

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MEYNER IS BOOED BY JETPORT FOES; Overflow Crowd at Hearing Disputes Governor's View -- 8 Witnesses Support It MEYNER IS BOOED BY JETPORT FOES

By George Cable Wright Special To the New York Times

hearing on bill opens, Trenton; Meyner booed, clashes with witnesses backing bill; pickets protest jetport plan; illus

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WEST TO ACCUSE SOVIET ON BERLIN; Notes Will Charge It Uses East Germany to Change Map of Central Europe WEST TO ACCUSE SOVIET ON BERLIN

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

LONDON, July 12 -- The Western Big Three will accuse the Soviet Union of using East Germany to change the map of Central Europe, Allied sources disclosed tonight.

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AYUB WARNS U.S. NOT TO GET TIRED OF AID PROGRAM; Nation 'Cannot Hide' From Its Duty Abroad, Head of Pakistan Tells Congress AYUB WARNS U.S. NOT TO CUT AID

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

confs with Kennedy, Washington; warns US not to cut aid, s, joint Cong session

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Tammany Turns Down Dudley; 3-Way Borough Contest Is Due; TAMMANY PICKS RIVAL TO DUDLEY

By Douglas Dales

to be reapptd

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Notable Births

1961Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (died 2014)^[†]

Tahira Asif was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 until her assassination.

1961Anders Jarryd, Swedish tennis player^[†]

Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles, reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5.

1961Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English engineer and politician^[†]

Khalid Mahmood is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Perry Barr from 2001 until 2024 when he lost his seat.

1961Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer and manager^[†]

Stelios Manolas is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a center back for AEK Athens and a current manager. Widely regarded as the best Greek defender of his era, he is one of the few Greek footballers to have played his entire professional career for a single club. In 2021, the IFFHS chose him in Greece's best XI of all time.

1961Tim Watson, Australian footballer, coach, and journalist^[†]

Timothy Michael Watson is a former AFL player for Essendon and current broadcaster for more than 30 years, with the Seven Network since 1992 & 1116 SEN radio.

Historical Context for July 13, 1961

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