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France reptdly told W Ger it opposes new contractual ties with W Berlin; speculation on de Gaulle-Adenauer conf; W Ger Soc Dems critical of ties proposal
Wagner orders prompt bldg of $180-million, 15 1/4-mi water tunnel to deliver increased supply from Delaware River sources; NYC now has 2 water tunnels; map
US mil police delay USSR Army sedan in US sector, apparently in reprisal for E Ger harassment of US vehicles; new barrier at H Heine Strasse and US and E Ger troops illus
GE, Westinghouse, Allis-Chalmers and 18 other elec mfrs sued by 44 utility cos for triple damages for price-fixing and bid-rigging in sales of heavy equipment to private indus; suits go beyond Fed antitrust suit, hold conspiracies began in '48; GE and Westinghouse hold they have given fair value in products involved, will defend suits
air force officers and police lead attack, organized by Rodriguez, against stores and groups backing strike; 6 reptd hurt; panic and confusion described; 3 US newsmen shot at by police; 1 clubbed; curfew imposed; Chile and Venezuela offer to mediate conflict; Fiallo welcomes offer; illus
1961Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer[†]
Ralf Dujmovits is a German mountaineer. In May 2009 he became the 16th person, and the first German, to climb the 14 eight-thousanders.
1961Laura Flanders, British journalist[†]
Laura Flanders is an English broadcast journalist living in the United States who presents the weekly, long-form interview show The Laura Flanders Show. Flanders has described herself as a "lefty person". The brothers Alexander, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn, all journalists, are her half-uncles. Author Lydia Davis is her half-aunt. Her sister is Stephanie Flanders, a former BBC journalist. Actress Olivia Wilde is her cousin.
1961Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (born 1878)[†]
Emil Edwin "Judge" Fuchs was a German-born American baseball owner and executive.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]