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BLS Consumer Price Index at record 127.6, June, up 0.2; previous record was 127.5, Dec; chart; table
Central Bklyn: C H Silver and C J Bensley oppose hiring private architect; Bensley orders study of feasibility of adapting existing plan
NYCTA repts it gained 20 million fares and raised passenger revenues $3,023,934, fiscal '61; links improved service, equipment and mgt; Patterson lauds gain, but says Auth cannot guarantee 15¢ fare after Jan
Kennedy asks 217,000-man rise to 2,734,900, TV s
1961Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter[†]
Gary Francis Caine Cherone is an American rock singer and songwriter. Cherone is known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme and Van Halen.
1961Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter[†]
Andrew John Connell is an English keyboardist and composer. Along with Corinne Drewery, he is part of the duo that makes up Swing Out Sister.
1961Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (died 2013)[†]
Felix Dexter was a Saint Kitts-born British actor, comedian and writer.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]