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French sources say secret talks show substantial progress; attribute de Gaulle reticence in s to his desire to avoid disturbing talks; s spurs storm of criticism from his opponents, press and pol figures
Wagner announces H A Barnes apptmt to succeed Wiley as Traffic Comr; lauds Wiley's work
picture article on key personalities in news, '61
The stock market finally came to life last week in the year's final four days of trading. No full-fledged year-end rally took place, but a reasonable facsimile occurred. Stocks rose on good volume.
MEN in Navy blue and Army khaki will take over two Broadway stages this week as the Theatre Guild offers its 210th and 211th productions since its inception as a producing organization forty-two years ago.
1961Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach[†]
Richard Warren Aguilera is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1985 to 2000. Aguilera won a world championship as a member of the New York Mets in 1986, then won a second world championship as a member of the Minnesota Twins in 1991. He also played for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. In 2008, Aguilera was inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
1961Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant (died 2018)[†]
Jeremy John Heywood, Baron Heywood of Whitehall, was a British civil servant who served as Cabinet Secretary to David Cameron and Theresa May from 2012 to 2018 and Head of the Home Civil Service from 2014 to 2018. He served as the Principal Private Secretary to Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1999 to 2003 and 2008 to 2010. He also served as Downing Street Chief of Staff and the first Downing Street Permanent Secretary. After he was diagnosed with lung cancer, he took a leave of absence from June 2018, and retired on health grounds on 24 October 2018, receiving a life peerage; he died 11 days later on 4 November 2018.
1961Nina Li Chi, Hong Kong actress[†]
Nina Li Chi is a retired Hong Kong actress. She is also known by her Chinese name Li Chi or Li Zhi. She is best known for being the wife of famous martial artist and actor Jet Li.
1961RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service.[†]
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. It is headquartered in Donnybrook in Dublin, with offices across different parts of Ireland.
In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]