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UN jets attack Lido Hotel, occupied by Katangese; map; mortar fire in Elisabethville damages many bldgs including French Consul's apt; Katanga repr in Belgium says UN launches gen attack; US repr says UN might use Amer-made jet fighters; Katanga hosp authorities put Katanga army casualties at 14 dead, 78 hurt; say UN fire killed 16 civilians, hurt 109
Formed; Dr M Yergan chmn; some members listed
NATO Mins Council gets Western foreign mins rept on conf; dissatisfied with ltd accord; urges more active approach toward talks with USSR despite French opposition; Couve de Murville defends French stand, urges Allies meet USSR threats with firmness and dignity, sees them aimed at separating W Ger from NATO; Rusk confs with de Gaulle; in earlier s to Council, revs West's basic principles; Brandt urges Allies to shun compromise that would weaken Allied stand, s, W Eur Union
UN com approves African-Asian resolution for gen elections; Portugal casts only negative vote; map
says wrong man is convicted, he must suffer for acts of others, final statement
1961Patrik Sundström, Swedish ice hockey player[†]
Olof Patric Waldemar Sundström is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 10 seasons.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]