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survey for Sec Goldberg sees at least 6% unemployment persisting until Jan despite econ growth; sees jobless rate in key indus centers remaining at over 10%; notes hard-core unemployment continues; Todd & Draper Corp holds data overstated, Sen Douglas holds them understated
McCloy in Moscow to resume preparatory talks on gen disarmament conf; comments
6 killed, 125 hurt when passenger train rams standing freight, Weeton; illus
Yonkersbid to acquire control of Roosevelt opposed by Nassau County Exec Dem candidate Nickerson, wire to Rockefeller, and by NYS Investigation Comm Chmn Sarachan and group of Roosevelt stockholders; Racing Comm Chmn Glasser denies any commitments
57 paintings stolen from Annonciade Museum of Modern Art, St-Tropez, France; list; value put at $2 million; paintings not insured
1961António Costa, Portuguese politician, 119th Prime Minister of Portugal[†]
António Luís Santos da Costa is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as President of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as the 118th prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024 and the secretary-general of the Socialist Party from 2014 to 2024.
1961Jeremy Hardy, English comedian and actor (died 2019)[†]
Jeremy James Hardy was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988. He is best known for his appearances on radio panel shows such as the News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
1961Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (born 1886)[†]
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent 22 years with the Detroit Tigers and served as the team's player-manager for the last six, and he finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936, Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes (98.2%); no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992. In 1999, the Sporting News ranked Cobb third on its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
1961Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (born 1908)[†]
Emin Halid Onat was a Turkish architect and former rector of Istanbul Technical University.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]