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In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]
1961Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic[†]
Christopher Ludwig Eisgruber is an American academic and legal scholar and the 20th President of Princeton University, where he is also the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values. He is also an expert on constitutional law, with an emphasis on separation of church and state and federal judicial appointments.
1961John Logan, American screenwriter and producer[†]
John David Logan is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his work as a screenwriter for films such as Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000), Martin Scorsese's The Aviator (2004) and Hugo (2011), Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Sam Mendes' James Bond films Skyfall (2012), and Spectre (2015). He has been nominated three times for Academy Awards, and has won a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Award.
1961Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter[†]
Luc Picard is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian.
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Clay reaffirms Western reunification policy and denies there has been any change in US position, statement to clarify his remarks on 'reality' of 2 Gers
ECE qrly rept sees trade outlook good, 5-6% rise over '60 likely; linkscontinued indus growth in Eur, econ recovery in US; revs '60 trends; other data
Gets $2-million grant from Ford Foundation on matching basis
Rusk confs with reprs at UN on defense problems
McKeown says UN could have won in Katanga but withheld fire to protect civilians, news conf; says UN positions in Elisabethville and Kamina were never in danger, troops could not cope with jet fighter; says white officers in civilian clothes organized and let Katanga opposition; denies atrocities by any UN troops; Bomboko tells USSR, Poland, Czech, Mali and UAR they must get Kasavubu approval to open embassies in Leopoldville, denying their claim that accreditation to Gizenga's now-defunct regime is automatically valid in Leopoldville; UN names Khiari and Col Kjellgren to cease-fire comm; denies O'Brien recall
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23 -- Syracuse lived up to its preseason forecasts as one of the nation's football powers by downing Oregon State, 19 -- 8, today.
Airmans Guide had the stamina and late speed necessary to win the $96,000 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park yesterday. The 4-year-old filly owned by Hugh A. Grant came along at the end of the mile-and-one-eighth race for fillies and mares and beat Frank Viggiani's Craftiness by three-quarters of a length.
Wagner tells reform dist leaders he wants Cavanagh; move backed by Lehman, who also praises Fein, Cavanagh would be Chmn only during mayoralty campaign
signs that both East and West head toward compromise through negotiation discussed; recent US and USSR hints analyzed
Colo Fuel & Iron Corp pres A F Franz finds heavy imports of steel products have helped cut profits of smaller US cos; figures
TWO events last week were of an order to command the attention and thought of anybody who is interested in films for children, which this corner happens to be. The first was the opening at the Fine Arts of "The Man Who Wagged His Tail," a little fantasy, spoken in Spanish, which should be a natural for kids.
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