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Ribicoff cuts '62 budget $101,945,000 following Kennedy order to curb spending; breakdown by agency
s, outlining proposals for liberal US trade policy, Natl Foreign Trade Conv
authorities in some Deep South cities bar transportation lines from compliance with ICC desegration order; incidents detailed; Justice Dept prepares legal action; Fed Judge Johnson issues injunction barring Greyhound, Trailways affiliates, state and local officials from enforcing segregation in terminals, Montgomery; injunction asked by Negroes arrested for seeking service at lunch counter; Gov Patterson deplores injunction; warns Freedom Riders to keep out of Ala
Zorin, after confs with Stevenson and Thant, sees solution near; Stevenson, Min Godber (GB) and Berard reiterate desire for 5 assts
86 dead, about 150 hurt in demonstrations, Algeria, as Moslems mark 7th anniv of war; French blame rebels for violence; most demonstrations peaceful; illus; no Moslem-Eur clashes reptd
1961k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress[†]
Kathryn Dawn Lang, known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Her hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine".
1961Jeff Tedford, American football player and coach[†]
Jeffrey Raye Tedford is an American football coach and former player. From 2002 to 2012, Tedford was the head football coach for the California Golden Bears, where he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and holds the California program records for most wins, games coached, and bowl game victories. He also coached at Fresno State from 2017 to 2019 and from 2022 to 2023, leading the team to a school record 12 wins in 2018.
1961Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, Hakim of Bahrain (born 1894)[†]
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was the ruler of Bahrain from 20 February 1942 until his death in 1961. His title was Hakim of Bahrain. He was succeeded by his son Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in December 1961.
1961Harriet Bosse, Swedish-Norwegian actress (born 1878)[†]
Harriet Sofie Bosse was a Swedish–Norwegian actress. A celebrity in her day, Bosse is now most commonly remembered as the third wife of the playwright August Strindberg. Bosse began her career in a minor company run by her forceful older sister Alma Fahlstrøm in Kristiania. Having secured an engagement at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, the main drama venue of Sweden's capital Stockholm, Bosse caught the attention of Strindberg with her intelligent acting and exotic "oriental" appearance.
1961James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (born 1894)[†]
James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker and collected in his numerous books.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]