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In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[â ]
1961Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[â ]
Eugenio GonzĂĄlez Derbez is a Mexican actor and comedian. He has appeared in many films and television series, including The Book of Life, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and CODA.
1961Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager[â ]
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio, also known as "El Pibe", is a Colombian former professional footballer and sports commentator for FĂștbol de Primera, who played as an attacking midfielder. Valderrama is considered by many to be one of the greatest South American players in history and one of the best players of his era. In 2004, he was named by PelĂ© in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
1961Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer[â ]
Ronald Aaron Wasserman, also known as Aaron Waters and The Mighty Raw, is an American musician who composed the original theme songs for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and X-Men: The Animated Series. He was also a member of the band Fisher.
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all 78 aboard killed as Constellation crashes after take-off, Chicago, for Las Vegas; map
HR Appropriations Com approves Passman subcom cuts totaling $896 million; ignores pleas by Rusk and McNamara, statement by Eisenhower; Adm concerned
surveys of pub attitude toward shelter plans: NYC area
Goulart flies secretly to Porto Alegre; welcomed by Brizola, Lopes and supporters
Kennedy pledges 'highest priority' in '62 Cong session for aid to aged through Soc Security, reply to Sen McNamara lr
Kennedy in Hyannis Port; takes Caroline and 17 other children to candy store on golf cart; illus
S, Belgrade conf of nonaligned nations; illus
Interviews Premier Khrushchev, Yalta
Gov Rockefeller calls meeting of Govs Conf CD com to discuss fall-out shelters and other programs
Levitt urges Lefkowitz, as Atty Gen, probe bigotry; request accompanied by 5 exhibits to back racist charges, including literature aimed at Jews, Irish-Amers, Negroes; Lehman calls charges malicious; defends Wagner; Wagner links charges to DeSapio 'diabolical' racist plot; Fair Campaign Practices Com to probe bigotry; Amer Jewish Com aide Scheuer warns Levitt on anti Semitism charges; Uniformed Sanitationmen's Assn pres Delury denies charges; Lehman defends Wagner record, tours Flatbush with him
White House repts explosion of device in atmosphere near Novosibirsk, 1st known test by major nuclear power since '58; map; Dean, after conf with Kennedy, says resumption shows USSR policy aims at terrorization; scores plan for 100-megaton bomb
Pres Kennedy urges hwy safety; major bus and truck lines to keep headlights on day and night