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All civil aircraft, commercial as well as private, will be forbidden to fly over the United States or Canada for twelve hours beginning at 1 P.M. today.
Civil Rights Comm repts number of Negroes in construction field up 50% since '50 but discrimination still evident; finds Negroes barred from union locals and apprenticeship training programs; urges anti-bias legis
E Ger police fire about 250 shots across border trying to stop escape of 9 E Ger youths; illus; 14 other escapes noted
US State and Defense Depts rept US sold 130 obsolescent F-86D interceptors to Yugoslavia for $1.3 million under mil aid program begun in '52; US to train pilots and maintenance crews at extra cost; announcement follows US Air Natl Guard Maj Knickerbocker charge that pilot training is 'treasonous'; Defense Dept repts deal made during Eisenhower Adm, ratified by Kennedy Adm; Sen Tower scores deal; Sen Jackson urges revocation
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1961Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer[†]
Isaac Mizrahi is an American fashion designer, actor, singer, television presenter and chief designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands. Based in New York City, he is best known for his eponymous fashion lines. Mizrahi was previously a judge on Project Runway All Stars. In 2022 he played Amos Hart in the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago.
1961Paul Ramadier, French politician, 129th Prime Minister of France (born 1888)[†]
Paul Ramadier was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France in 1947.
1961Harriet Shaw Weaver, English journalist and activist (born 1876)[†]
Harriet Shaw Weaver was an English political activist and a magazine editor. She was a significant patron of Irish writer James Joyce.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]