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Acapulco cruise canceled; US rejected Mex Embassy appeal on grounds USCG has sole jurisdiction
officials, revg policy in light of conf, seen shifting to view that resumption might be welcomed by many nations, including neutralists
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 23 -- The Houston Oilers are expected to take the field in the American Football League's second annual championship game tomorrow as solid 5 1/2point favorites to retain the title by beating the San Diego Chargers.
It was only ten years ago that the word "telephone" meant but one thing to the investment world -- the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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1961Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani businessman and politician, 4th President of Azerbaijan[†]
Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is also the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.
1961Mary Barra, American businesswoman, current CEO and chairwoman of General Motors[†]
Mary Teresa Barra is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In December 2013, GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson as CEO. Prior to being named CEO, Barra was executive vice president of global product development, purchasing, and supply chain.
1961Eriko Kitagawa, Japanese director and screenwriter[†]
Eriko Kitagawa is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. She is best known for writing Japanese television dramas, notably Long Vacation (1996), Beautiful Life (2000), Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi (2002), and Orange Days (2004).
1961Wade Williams, American actor[†]
Wade Andrew Williams is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series Prison Break and Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012–2013).
1961Jay Wright, American basketball player and coach[†]
Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of Villanova University from 2001 until 2022. Wright led the Villanova Wildcats to six Big East Conference championships and 16 NCAA tournament appearances in 21 seasons as head coach. Under Wright, Villanova reached four Final Fours and won two national championships in 2016 and 2018.
1961Robert Hillyer, American poet and academic (born 1895)[†]
Robert Silliman Hillyer was an American poet and professor of English literature. He won a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1934.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]