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October 21, 1961

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Headlines from October 21, 1961

NEW RIOTS RAGE IN DOMINICAN CITY; Police Use Rifles and Gas in 5th Day of Violence

By the Associated Press

riots spread, Ciudad Trujillo; many hurt; illus; Univ profs back student demands that started riots

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STATE VOTER TEST IN ENGLISH ONLY UPHELD BY COURT; 3 U.S. Judges Rule Literacy Examination Robs No One of Constitutional Rights 200,000 HERE AFFECTED Panel Finds It 'Proper' That Citizens Know Language of the Government ENGLISH VOTE TEST UPHELD BY COURT

By Edward Ranzal

US Appeals Ct finds setting of voting standards is state right, not subject to Fed supervision, J Camacho case testing NYS Eng-language literacy law

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Day Plans 6% Rise In Parcel Post Rate; Day Calls for 6% Rate Increase And Size Shifts for Parcel Post

By the Associated Press

Day announces plan to raise parcel post rates about 6%, revise parcel size and weight limits and raise mail-catalogue rates 13%; plan would produce about $95 million; table of current mail-catalogue shipment rates from Washington to other zones

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Egypt Is Reported Seizing Property of the Wealthiest

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

Censorship reptd imposed

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Lefkowitz Pledges Job Increase Here; LEFKOWITZ GIVES PLAN TO AID LABOR

By Richard P. Hunt

offers job opportunities program; confs with Eisenhower; stumps Hunt's Pt area

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Historical Context for October 21, 1961

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