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July 24, 1961

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PARIS SAID TO SEEK A BIZERTE PLEDGE BEFORE PULLBACK; Sources Say France Must Have 'All Guarantees' of Security for Base VOTE IN U.N. DISPUTED Call for Truce Is Viewed as Not Binding -- Action by Allies Is Opposed PARIS SAID TO SEEK A BIZERTE PLEDGE

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

France reptdly does not consider self bound by UN action, holds cease-fire was called because objectives were obtained, that return to pre-fighting position depends on guarantees of base security; objects to intervention by UN, US or GB; unable to agree with Tunisia on site for talks; French put Tunisian dead at 670, French at 30 with 1,205 total wounded; some French segments hold French counter-measures out of proportion to mil threat; Eur press, in placing blame, couples Bourguiba provocation and French postponement of talks on evacuation; French aware of alienating Asian-African sentiment; de Gaulle still silent; Bizerte action illus

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GEROSA ASSERTS HE SPURNED SPOT ON WAGNER SLATE; Declares He Told Buckley and Also Declined to Run on Levitt's Ticket IT IS 'NEWS' TO MAYOR Controller Favors Parts of Newburgh Plan -- Accuses Theobald of 'Child Labor' GEROSA ASSERTS HE QUIT WAGNER

By Richard P. Hunt

Gerosa attacks Theobald

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CONGRESS AWAITS NEW ARMS APPEAL; Expected to Approve Any Kennedy Money Request CONGRESS AWAITS NEW ARMS APPEAL

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

Sens Keating and Fulbright clash over 'freedom of seas' amendment to US foreign aid bill designed to bring pressure on UAR to open Canal to Israeli shipping

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Aqueduct Strikers To Picket Saratoga; AQUEDUCT HANDS TO EXPAND STRIKE

By A.h. Raskin

strikers plan to picket Saratoga, other tracks; union repr W Keyes slain in brawl, Queens with non-striker W Dumpson; Dumpson held; owners rept strike wanes; bar talks until local gets NLRB certification

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Notable Births

1961Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager^[†]

Kerry Michael Dixon is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

Historical Context for July 24, 1961

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