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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The United States will make a formal diplomatic protest to the Soviet Union tomorrow against East German interference with the right of American officials freely to enter East Berlin.
UN com urges ending S Africa's mandate; urges steps toward independence after an interim adm under UN guidance; warns current situation may lead to violence; map
Kuusinen accuses Molotov of writing pol platform 'for further intrigues' against party, s to cong; says Molotov hoped to win support abroad, apparently suggesting Communist China and Albania; Satyukov attack revd; Ilyichev reptd Apr '60 article by Molotov was not printed because it 'bore imprint of dogmatic positions' condemned by cong; other speakers condemn Molotov
BRT LIRR lodge head Pryor, other local BRT leaders plan 1-day strike against NY,NH&H, B&M, LIRR and NY Central to draw attention to rrs financial plight
NYC and LI supplies dwindle; emergency deliveries provide for insts; negotiators again reject mediation; Wagner comments; illus
1961NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.[†]
Saturn-Apollo 1 (SA-1) was the first flight of the Saturn I space launch vehicle, the first in the Saturn family, and first mission of the American Apollo program. The rocket was launched on October 27, 1961, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]