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Army, equipped and trained by US in jungle warfare, assumes initiative in fight against guerrillas; growth in Communist activity in S Vietnam and moves to counteract it discussed
Mayor Wagner repts NYC will build $1-million pool, Central Pk, after $1/2-million gift from anonymous donor; map
Rusk predicts E-W talks soon, TV int; insists US will not be 'pushed' from Berlin; cites Johnson-Clay trip and troop reinforcement as moves to reassure W Berliners; US quietly curbs exports to USSR bloc but officials deny move constitutes reprisal over Berlin
legis backers look to Rayburn's acceptance of compromise plan; he would defer issue until '62 in hope that religious controversy will have abated
US battle group reaches W Berlin without incident; welcomed by Johnson and thousands of cheering Gers; illus; Johnson tours city with Brandt, reaffirms solidarity; Brandt hails visit and troop move, voices confidence in Kennedy; Clay, with Bohlen, drives through E Berlin; describes it as 'armed camp'; warns Berliners against relying on new airlift to prevent a new blockade, radio s; US reptdly rejects Brandt suggestions to declare W Berlin under 3-power status and to bring crisis before UN; Johnson hails Berliners' courage, farewell statement
1961Gerardo Barbero, Argentinian chess player and coach (died 2001)[†]
Gerardo Fabián Barbero was an Argentine chess grandmaster. He was born in Lanús, Buenos Aires, and raised in Rosario, Santa Fe.
1961V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer and coach (died 2019)[†]
Vakkadai Biksheswaran Chandrasekhar was an Indian cricketer, who represented the country in seven One Day Internationals (ODIs) during 1988–90.
1961Stephen Hillenburg, American marine biologist, cartoonist, animator and creator of SpongeBob SquarePants (died 2018)[†]
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. Hillenburg was best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999. The show has become the fourth longest-running American animated series. He also provided the original voice of Patchy the Pirate's pet, Potty the Parrot.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]