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September 3, 1961

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Headlines from September 3, 1961

City Will Consider 10c Cab-Fare Rise; CITY TO CONSIDER TAXI-FARE RISE

By Paul Crowell

Mayor Wagner names J A Farley, J A Coleman and T J Miley to com to weigh indus request for 10¢ fare rise; warm to bid

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The Week in Finance; Market Gives Indecisive Performance -- Stock Prices Edge Up by 4.50 Points

By John G. Forrest

The stock market staged another sluggish, indecisive performance last week. Price movements and volume of trading were limited. For the most part, traders appeared to concentrate on "special situations." Some of these issues, always mercurial, showed sharp gains.

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U.S. GOLFERS GAIN WALKER CUP AGAIN; British Amateurs Bow, 11-1 -- Nicklaus, Beman Win Americans Rout British, 11-1, In Walker Cup Golf on Coast

By the Associated Press

SEATTLE, Sept. 2 -- America's amateur golfers renewed their lease on the Walker Cup for another two years today by routing the British, 11 matches to 1.

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REDS' HOME RUNS SUBDUE PHILS, 7-4; Pinson, Lynch and Freese Connect and Cincinnati Leads by 3 1/2 Games Reds Triumph Over Phils, 7-4, And Increase Lead to 3 1/2 Games

By Louis Effrat Special To the New York Times

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2 -- No calorie counters, the front-running Cincinnati Reds continued to fatten up at the expense of the Phillies, whom they battered today for the seventeenth straight time his season.

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NEHRU SAYS SOVIET TESTS INCREASE DANGER OF WAR; ASKS U.S.-RUSSIAN PARLEY; NKRUMAH AGREES Tells Neutrals Atomic Peril Makes Arms Treaty Vital NEHRU SAYS TESTS RAISE RISK OF WAR

By M.s. Handler Special To the New York Times

Nehru holds nonaligned states are not in position to propose solutions, s, Belgrade conf; holds div must be recognized as fact of life; Pres Nkrumah backs USSR position on settlement, with UN action if needed; other views by Iraq Min Jawad, Emperor Haile Selassie, Nepal King Mahendra

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1961Andy Griffiths, Australian author^[†]

Andrew Noel Griffiths is an Australian children's and comedy writer. He was educated at Yarra Valley Grammar School. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was adapted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?, his novel The Day My Bum Went Psycho, which was also adapted into a television series, and the Treehouse series, which has been adapted into several stage plays. Previously a vocalist with alternative rock bands Gothic Farmyard and Ivory Coast, in 1992 he turned to writing. He is well known for working with Terry Denton.

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1961Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897)^[†]

Robert Ellsworth Gross was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation. His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed with the loss of the aircraft market brought on by the Great Depression. He was also credited with naming Bell Aircraft’s P-39 as the “AiraCobra”.

Historical Context for September 3, 1961

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

Headlines from September 3, 1961

City Will Consider 10c Cab-Fare Rise; CITY TO CONSIDER TAXI-FARE RISE

The Week in Finance; Market Gives Indecisive Performance -- Stock Prices Edge Up by 4.50 Points

U.S. GOLFERS GAIN WALKER CUP AGAIN; British Amateurs Bow, 11-1 -- Nicklaus, Beman Win Americans Rout British, 11-1, In Walker Cup Golf on Coast

REDS' HOME RUNS SUBDUE PHILS, 7-4; Pinson, Lynch and Freese Connect and Cincinnati Leads by 3 1/2 Games Reds Triumph Over Phils, 7-4, And Increase Lead to 3 1/2 Games

NEHRU SAYS SOVIET TESTS INCREASE DANGER OF WAR; ASKS U.S.-RUSSIAN PARLEY; NKRUMAH AGREES Tells Neutrals Atomic Peril Makes Arms Treaty Vital NEHRU SAYS TESTS RAISE RISK OF WAR

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