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September 28, 1961

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Headlines from September 28, 1961

SOVIET IS FACING WIDE OPPOSITION TO TROIKA IN U.N.; But Coolness to Plan Is Not Seen as Assuring West of Victory on Issue SOVIET IS FACING OPPOSITION IN U.N.

By Robert Conley Special To the New York Times

USSR plan meets wide opposition; chmn of 4-man directorate would rotate but each member would have veto; 12 nations seek formula for interim post; Min Meir tells Stevenson Israel opposes Slim; India reptdly presses for interim chief with same powers as Hammarskjold; Pres Nkrumah tells Nehru he backs Burmese Amb Thant for Sec Gen

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CONGRESS CLOSES SESSION IN FIGHT OVER MONEY BILL; House Quits First, Forcing Senate to Vote Change in Financing 4 Projects CONSERVATIVES TRIUMPH Housing, Depressed-Areas Transit and Open-Spaces Programs Are Affected Congress Adjourns in Money Bill Fight SENATE IS FORCED TO ACCEPT SHIFTS House Closes First After Changing Methods for Financing 4 Projects

By Russell Baker Special To the New York Times

Cong passes Repr Thomas bill permitting members to use privilege to send 'junk mail' to constituents in any urban area

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Notable Births

Helen Grant (politician)

1961Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics[†]

Helen Grant is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald from 2010 until 2024 when the constituency was abolished, and subsequently Maidstone and Malling since July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she succeeded Ann Widdecombe, who was first elected in 1987. She has served as Shadow Solicitor General since November 2024.

Gregory Jbara

1961Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer[†]

Gregory Jbara is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Deputy Commissioner Garrett Moore in the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods (2010-2023), Dan O'Keefe in the Fox sitcom Grounded for Life, and for his performance as Jackie Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical (2009), for which he earned a Tony Award.

Quentin Kawānanakoa

1961Quentin Kawānanakoa, American lawyer and politician[†]

Quentin Kūhiō Kawānanakoa is an American politician and member of the House of Kawānanakoa. Kawānanakoa is an organizer of the Republican Party of Hawaii. He is also an heir to the James Campbell estate.

Anne White

1961Anne White, American tennis player[†]

Anne White is an American former professional tennis player from Charleston, West Virginia. She is most famous for wearing a white body suit at Wimbledon in 1985.

Historical Events

1961 Syrian coup d'état

1961A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.[†]

The Syrian coup d'état of 1961 was an uprising by disgruntled Syrian Army officers on 28 September 1961, that resulted in the break-up of the United Arab Republic and the restoration of an independent Syrian Republic.

Historical Context for September 28, 1961

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