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NLRB files complaint against UAW Local 283 based on charges by 4 co employes that union fined them for exceeding output quota set by union; holds union, in effect, forces workers to engage in slowdown, violates their rights under Fed labor law
2 firemen killed in 5-alarm fire in sub-basement; illus; Times Sq area traffic blocked; NY Times illuminated news sign halted; Times recently sold bldg, has had no operating depts there for 47 yrs
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Cuba asks Security Council to condemn US as aggressor and demand it withdraw forces from area; backed by USSR; Dominican Repub denies it feels menaced; Amb Stevenson says ships have not entered territorial waters and are present with full knowledge of Dominican Govt; brief uproar in gallery noted
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1961Keith Ablow, American psychiatrist and author[†]
Keith Russell Ablow is an American author, life coach, former television personality, and former psychiatrist. He is a former contributor for Fox News Channel and TheBlaze.
1961Nicolas Bacri, French composer[†]
Nicolas Bacri is a French composer who has written more than one hundred works, including symphonies, string quartets, and violin concertos.
1961Merv Hughes, Australian cricketer[†]
Mervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat-trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in 1988–89. In 1993, he took 31 wickets in the Ashes series against England. He was a useful lower-order batsman, scoring two half-centuries in Tests and over 1,000 runs in all. He also represented the Victorian Bushrangers, Essex in English county cricket, the ACT Comets and Australia A in the World Series Cup.
1961Peter Stanford, English journalist and author[†]
Peter James Stanford is an English writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics. His biography of Lord Longford was the basis for the 2006 BAFTA-winning film Longford starring Jim Broadbent in the title role. A former editor of the Catholic Herald newspaper, Stanford is also director of the Longford Trust for prison reform.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]