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Va Sup Ct rules state must maintain free pss for all, NAACP suit involving laws letting school dists segregate; ruling seen favoring Negroes suing to reopen Prince Edward County pss
Assembly adjourns without reaching decision
Opposition front calls gen strike aimed at ousting Balaguer, setting up junta headed by Fiallo to arrange for elections; move follows collapse of Govt-Opposition talks on reorgn
Thant and Bomboko sign pact giving UN force and civilian officials full freedom of movement in Congo; pact aimed at avoiding jurisdictional disputes that have hampered UN in past
UN Com on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space holds 1st meeting; US Amb Yost offers internatl cooperation plan; provisions include extending internatl law and UN Charier to outer limits of space exploration, setting up central regis of space vehicles and making weather and communications satellites available to all nations; Zorin reaffirms USSR stand on orgn of com and need for US-USSR agreement on program
1961Martin Clunes, English actor, singer, and director[†]
Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor, director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series Doc Martin, Gary Strang in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, and William Shawcross in William and Mary. Clunes has narrated a number of documentaries for ITV, the first of which was Islands of Britain in 2009. He has since presented a number of documentaries centred on animals. He has also voiced Kipper the Dog in the preschool animated series Kipper.
1961Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican filmmaker. His accolades include four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and seven BAFTA Awards.
1961Klaus Köchl, Austrian politician[†]
Klaus Köchl is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Carinthia since October 2019. He was a member of the Carinthian Landtag from April 2008 to October 2019.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]