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Politburo aide Grueneberg repts restive farmers started movement to break up collectives to protest critical agr situation, warns Govt will not tolerate break-up
US Appeals Ct declares two 500-yr trusts estab by J Holdeen tax exempt despite Fed protest that they could shelter US fiscal structure by accumulated interest; Penna is ultimate beneficiary; 5 similar 1,000-yr trusts declared invalid and consequently subject to taxes because Holdeen maintained control; he is disciple of B Franklin theories
Wagner, Levitt, Scheftel issue statements scoring Elections Bd decision to use paper ballots in primary; Wagner sees foes trying to beat him unfairly; Levitt, Scheftel blame Wagner
says US would veto proposal to replace UN Sec Gen with 3-man directorate, statement
Ayub Khan urges US private investment, s, NYC
1961Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress[†]
Lolita Davidovich is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for portraying Blaze Starr in the 1989 film Blaze, for which she received a Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination.
1961Jean-Christophe Grangé, French journalist and screenwriter[†]
Jean-Christophe Grangé is a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter.
1961Forest Whitaker, American actor[†]
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
1961John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta (born 1884)[†]
John Edward Brownlee was the fifth premier of Alberta, serving from 1925 until 1934. Born in Port Ryerse, Ontario, he studied history and political science at the University of Toronto's Victoria College before moving west to Calgary to become a lawyer. His clients included the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA); through his connection with that lobby group, he was involved in founding the United Grain Growers (UGG).
1961Nina Bari, Russian mathematician (born 1901)[†]
Nina Karlovna Bari was a Soviet mathematician known for her work on trigonometric series. She is also well-known for two textbooks, Higher Algebra and The Theory of Series.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]