'NO OTHER CHOICE'; President Calls New Blasts Essential to Nation's Safety U.S. WILL RESUME NUCLEAR TESTING
Statement ordering resumption of nuclear tests in labs and underground; text
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Statement ordering resumption of nuclear tests in labs and underground; text
de Gaulle urges West to resist USSR interference with access by force if necessary, news conf; holds any Allied weakness or div would only increase USSR demands without averting war; links USSR behavior to problems in USSR bloc
Gerosa and Citizens party pledge to hold down taxes
Tass indicates USSR will reject appeal
charges Mayor Wagner accepted favors from persons and cos doing business with NYC, statement
1961Simon Reeve, Australian journalist and game show host[โ ]
Simon Reeve is an Australian television presenter and journalist, best known for his association with the Seven Network.
1961Wendi Richter, American wrestler[โ ]
Victoria "Wendi" Richter is an American former professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with Joyce Grable, with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice. In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). She held the WWF Women's Championship twice and feuded with The Fabulous Moolah over the title. She was also involved in a storyline with singer Cyndi Lauper called the "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection". Richter, however, left the WWF after losing the championship in controversial fashion. She then worked in the World Wrestling Council and American Wrestling Association, where she held both companies' women's titles.
1961Scott Travis, American rock drummer[โ ]
Mark Scott Travis is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member of the American heavy metal band Racer X during their initial run and then reformation up until their 2009 breakup.
1961Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Norwegian musician and songwriter[โ ]
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Waaktaar-Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha, which has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. He has written or co-written most of the band's biggest hits, including "The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Hunting High and Low", "Take On Me", the 1987 James Bond theme "The Living Daylights" and the ballad "Summer Moved On". In addition, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[โ ]