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Kroll disclosed to have suggested W Ger-USSR rapprochement in talks with Khrushchev; Adenauer defense of his behavior discussed
Failure of USSR bloc and Arab nations to help pay cost of UNEF noted in connection with UN com rept on UN financial crisis
USSR asks delegation be sent to Moscow 'as soon as possible; holds talks 'unavoidable,' W Ger and NATO pose immediate threat; Finnish Communist press attacks 'reactionary' leadership of Govt and armed forces; charges 5 parties backing Honka seek to ally Finland with West; W Ger defends Strauss visit to Norway as routine; Denmark reaction to USSR pressure; Sec Rusk sees wide support for Finland, news conf
McNamara says Defense Dept has no present plans for further large Reserve call-ups, news conf; repts build-up for Berlin crisis ahead of schedule; denies plans to freeze reservists now on active duty
2,000 aged attend White House Regional Conf session on problems of aged
1961Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer[†]
Steven William Moffat is a Scottish television writer, television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as the second showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the BBC sci-fi television series Doctor Who (2010–17), and for co-creating and co-writing the BBC crime drama television series Sherlock (2010–17). In the 2015 Birthday Honours, Moffat was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama.
1961United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.[†]
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress prior to his presidency.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]