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Defense Dept to call 495 drs, 154 dentists, 67 veterinarians and 800 nurses for Army
MOSCOW, Oct. 3 -- A band of Western peace marchers, including thirteen from the United States, walked into Moscow today to complete a trek that began in San Francisco ten months ago. But the marchers were forbidden to make any disarmament speeches in Red Square.
Labor Dept repts Sept employment at 61,372,000, record for mo; unemployment rate at 6.8%, insignificant drop
Govt arrests 48 for clandestine and subversive activities; labor and Opposition leaders included
Lefkowitz demands NYS Investigation Comm (SIC) probe luncheon; he, Gerosa seek to keep issue alive; SIC Chmn Sarachan comments; Wagner denies Lindenbaum was forced to resign, press conf; 3 large contributors at luncheon (Waxman, Trump, Minkin) have matters pending before Planning Comm
1961Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Philippe Russo is a French singer-songwriter. He had a hit between 1986 and early 1987 in France with his single "Magie noire", devoted to the discothèques, which peaked at #10 on the SNEP Singles Chart. Then he published several singles until 1991, but they were unsuccessful and failed to reach the chart. Therefore, Russo can be deemed a one-hit wonder. He was the guitar of Marc Lavoine during this one's last concert tour.
1961Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter[†]
Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez, better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music fuses funk, soul music, pop, and Latin percussion.
1961Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh! (died 2022)[†]
Kazuo Takahashi , known professionally as Kazuki Takahashi , was a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the author of Yu-Gi-Oh!, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1996 to 2004. The manga spawned a trading card game of the same name, which holds the Guinness World Record for the best-selling trading card game of all time.
1961Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (born 1880)[†]
Metropolitan Benjamin or Veniamin was a bishop of the Russian Church, Orthodox missionary and writer.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]