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Yale pres Griswold lays defects in standards of higher educ insts to poor preparation of hs teachers; proposes improved 'liberal educ'; other recommendations
Nobel Prize presented to von Bekesy
UN source says UN possesses master defense plan for Katanga drawn up by 'gen staff' of 12 French mercenaries; 6 listed; Thant again defines UN aims; orders UN planes to drop leaflets telling Katangese UN's sole aim is to 'eliminate malevolent foreign influences'; confs with staff and with Linner by teletype
United Neighborhood Houses repts 9 settlement houses will begin 3-yr program to prevent youths from joining gangs; project, under $1-million grant from V Astor Foundation, is modeled after 5-yr pilot program by Henry St Settlement; G Garfield heads new program
Katangese youths stone and loot consulate, Elisabethville, Congo Repub
1961Dave King, Irish-American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Dave King is an Irish singer, musician and songwriter. He is the frontman of the Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, of which he is a founding member. He first gained notability as the original lead singer of hard rock band Fastway in the 1980s.
1961Steve Nicol, Scottish footballer and manager[†]
Stephen Nicol is a Scottish retired professional footballer who mainly played as a right back and occasionally played in other positions across defence and midfield. He played for the successful Liverpool teams of the 1980s. He was also a regular member of the Scotland national team and represented his country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
1961Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, fourth President of Senegal[†]
Macky Sall is a Senegalese politician who served as the fourth president of Senegal from 2012 to 2024. He previously served as the eighth prime minister from 2004 to 2007, under President Abdoulaye Wade and president of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2008.
1961Marco Pierre White, English chef and mentor[†]
Marco Pierre White is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. In 1995 he became the youngest chef to earn three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone, Phil Howard and Stephen Terry. He has been dubbed "the first celebrity chef" and the enfant terrible of the British restaurant scene.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]