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Warns on long struggle with communism, says we will be 'neither Red nor dead,' s, Univ of NC
Wagner urges Rockefeller admit Dem legislators to Legis com budget hearings
NYS Repub treas Pfeiffer charges Dem Com accepted ads for yr books from many of same cos that do business with NYS that advertised in Repub '61 yr-book, reply to Wagner charge that Repubs sought NYC campaign funds from cos doing business with NYS; makes pub Prendergast lrs soliciting ads; Wagner disavows Prendergast action
GM, 4 Chevrolet sales execs and 3 dealers assns indicted for violating Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring to bar sale of Chevrolets through discount houses, S Calif; GM chmn Donner denial
1961Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter[†]
Rachel de Thame is an English gardener, television presenter and actress.
1961Derek Harper, American basketball player[†]
Derek Ricardo Harper is an American former professional basketball player. A second-team All-American at the University of Illinois, he was the 11th overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft and spent 16 seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, and Los Angeles Lakers. Harper is widely regarded as one of the best players to never have been selected to an All-Star game.
1961Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach[†]
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History.
1961Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)[†]
Prince Louis Rwagasore was a Burundian prince and politician, who was the second prime minister of Burundi for two weeks, from 28 September 1961 until his assassination on 13 October.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]