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peace talks open, Ndola, between Tshombe and Khiari; UN prisoners illus, Elisabethville
Votes, by natl referendum, to withdraw from W Indies Fed; Prime Min Manley holds vote was on natl, not party issue; sees no question involving confidence in his Govt
25-ft waves hit Outer Banks, NC; illus; map
MOSCOW, Sept. 19 -- The Soviet Union suggested today that the United Nations General Assembly consider transferring the United Nations headquarters from New York to West Berlin. Moscow indicated it would support such a move if the Western powers accepted a Soviet demand to terminate the Allied occupation of West Berlin by converting it into a free city.
1961Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist[†]
Lisa Read Bloom is an American attorney known for advising Harvey Weinstein amid various sexual abuse allegations, and for representing women whose sexual harassment claims precipitated the firing of Bill O'Reilly from Fox News.
1961Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe[†]
Caroline Louise Flint is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley from 1997 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she attended the Cabinet as Minister for Housing and Planning in 2008 and Minister for Europe from 2008 to 2009.
1961Erwin Koeman, Dutch retired football player and coach[†]
Erwin Koeman is a Dutch former professional football player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Netherlands national team.
1961Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.[†]
Konstantinos Dovas was a Greek general and interim Prime Minister.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]