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importance of flight as test of man's endurance of prolonged weightlessness discussed; speculation on effects; flight compared with 3 other manned flights
reaction to feat, Moscow
Travelers and refugees in Hong Kong rept spread of apathy among people; link it to daily struggle for subsistence, drudgery and shortages; note breakdown in discipline enforced by Communists
Western foreign mins, ct conf with von Brentano, affirm willingness to negotiate but defer decision on initiating talks; approve mil and econ measures to improve stature vis-a-vis USSR; propose referendum among W Berliners on keeping Allied troops in city; weigh refugee situation
session; Guevara confs with Brazilian Min Mariani; Haedo urges Kennedy attend conf; White House acknowledges message
1961Brian Conley, English actor and singer[†]
Brian Paul Conley is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter. Conley has been the host of The Brian Conley Show, as well as presenting the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions. In his 40+-year television career, he has starred in award-winning television sitcoms including Time After Time and The Grimleys.
1961Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast[†]
Yelena Viktorovna Davydova is a Russian-Canadian gymnastics coach and judge who competed for the former Soviet Union. She was the women's artistic individual all-around champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She's the owner and head coach at Gemini Gymnastics, a gymnastics club in Oshawa, Ontario. In July 2012, Davydova was one of the coaches of the Canadian Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team. In 2016 Davydova was head floor judge at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
1961Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer (died 2016)[†]
Walter Robert John Swinburn was a flat racing jockey and trainer who competed in Great Britain and internationally.
1961Carlos Vives, Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor[†]
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]