18 Hurt in Harlem As Calypso Parade Turns Into a Riot; 18 PERSONS HURT IN HARLEM RIOT
By Gay Talese
W Indian Day observance; 11 held, 18 hurt in riot during parade
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September 5, 1961
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GAVIN TO ADVISE PRESIDENT TODAY; Envoy to Report de Gaulle's Views -- Talks Will Cover Atom Tests and Berlin GAVIN TO ADVISE PRESIDENT TODAY
By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times
HYANNIS PORT, Mass., Sept. 4 -- James M. Gavin, United States Ambassador to France, will return to Washington tomorrow for conferences with President Kennedy on the crises over nuclear testing and Berlin.
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Brazil Dispute Flares Up; Congress Meets Urgently; DISPUTE FLARES ANEW IN BRAZIL
By Edward C. Burks Special To the New York Times
Cong in emergency session; new dispute flares over Air Force col's refusal to let group of Deputies leave Brasilia to visit Goulart in Porto Alegre; Lopes continues to deploy 3d Army troops, meets resistance
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More Businesses Go to Suburbs Hunting Space, but Some Return; More Businesses Going to Suburbs in Hunt for Space, but Some Return SHIFT OFTEN LED BY ELECTRONICS Laboratories, Branches and Plants More Involved Than Headquarters
By Merrill Folsom
NY Times (Folsom) survey on migration from NYC to suburbs; most corps consider mid-Manhattan and Wall St area heart of mgt; 1 of 30 cos that moves returns to NYC
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Notable Births
1961Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer[†]
Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations. He is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.
Notable Deaths
1961Lewis Akeley, American academic (born 1861)[†]
Lewis Ellsworth Akeley was an American academic. He served in various roles at the University of South Dakota (USD) between 1887 and his retirement in 1933, including as lecturer of various topics, including physics and chemistry; and Dean of Engineering for 25 years. He also served as a mentor to Ernest Lawrence, who would go on to earn the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Historical Context for September 5, 1961
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]