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5 rebel leaders end 20-day hunger strike, will be sent to convalescent home under Moroccan drs care; will live with Hassan repr but remain under French guard and adm; compromise credited to Hassan II; way seen open for peace talks
indicates Harvey murdered other passengers, statement to USCG Capt Barber; her acct completely disputes Harvey's; summary; similar cases involving Harvey recalled; he is buried at sea
Dutch companion Dr R W Wassink rescued; says Michael began swimming 15 mi to shore, buoyed by 2 empty gasoline cons, when craft capsized in mouth of Eilanden River and drifted seaward; waters shark-infested; Wassink details trip; illus of Rockefeller, craft type; map shows where craft overturned
Fourteen persons were hospitalized last night after a smoky fire broke out on a Long Island Rail Road train in a tunnel under the East River.
1961JoĆ£o Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager[ā ]
JoĆ£o Domingos da Silva Pinto is a Portuguese former footballer and manager. Having spent his entire professional career with Porto, he was regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese right-backs of all time.
1961The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.[ā ]
La Ronde was a restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built in 1961 and designed by John Graham, it was the first revolving restaurant in the United States and the third of its kind in the world. The restaurant is now closed.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[ā ]