The theme of Rhode Island Heritage Week for 1961 will be `` Independence and Union ''.

-- The Gov. Jimmie H. Davis administration appears to face a difficult year in 1961, with the governor's theme of peace and harmony subjected to severe stresses.

As the dacoits flourished through the 1950s-1970s, they were theme was several films made in the era, starting with Ganga Jamuna ( 1961 ) and Raj Kapoor ’ s Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai ( 1960 ), and Sunil Dutt's classic, Mujhe Jeene Do ( 1963 ).

By his middle period, sexual freedom and the elimination of sexual jealousy were a major theme of Stranger in a Strange Land ( 1961 ), in which the progressively minded but sexually conservative reporter, Ben Caxton, acts as a dramatic foil for the less parochial characters, Jubal Harshaw and Valentine Michael Smith ( Mike ).

On the other hand, in 1961 an Italian company co-produced the French Taste of violence, with a Mexican Revolution theme.

Though trouble in Southeast Asia was shown in Jack L. Warner's Brushfire ( 1961 ), and Marshall Thompson's A Yank in Viet-Nam ( 1964 ) and To the Shores of Hell ( 1966 ), the major Hollywood studios refused to make any Vietnam War films with the exception of John Wayne's The Green Berets based on the best-selling book by Robin Moore and using the theme song " Ballad of the Green Berets ".

The song also was featured in the movie The Eddie Cantor Story and was the theme of the television series of the same name in 1961 – 1962.

The Margie television series which ran from 1961 to 1962 used his music as the theme.

A Bonanza soundtrack album released in late 1961 included a version by David Rose ; Rose also had a 1960 single and included the theme on his 1961 album Exodus in a different mix.

Scientist Dandridge M. Cole originated the term " Macro Life " in his 1961 book The Ultimate Human Society, though the idea of using asteroids as mobile " societal containers " is a common theme in science, and science fiction.

* The opening theme of the first movement was used in the song " Asia Minor ", a top-ten pop hit from 1961.

Goodson-Todman Productions were also involved with three westerns: Jefferson Drum ( 1958 – 1959 ), starring Jeff Richards as a newspaper editor in the Old West ; The Rebel ( 1959 – 1961 ), starring Nick Adams as an ex-Confederate soldier who traveled to the West after the Civil War ( Johnny Cash sang the theme ); and Branded, starring Chuck Connors as a soldier who had wrongly been given a dishonorable discharge from the Army.

Many of the Ventures ' albums, starting with the Colorful Ventures in 1961, were arranged around a central theme.

Escher developed the theme further in his print Waterval ( Waterfall ), which appeared in 1961.

* First theme park to feature Broadway-style shows ( 1961 )

Either way, King's record went to # 1 on the R & B charts and was a Top Ten hit on the U. S. charts twice — in its original release in 1961, when it peaked at # 4, and a 1986 re-release coinciding with its use as the theme song for the movie of the same name following its appearance in the film, when it peaked at # 9, and also in an advertisement for Levi Jeans.

The theme song used on Password from 1961 – 1963 was called " Holiday Jaunt ", composed by Kurt Rehfeld.

" The car's design theme is the result of sketches Sherwood Egbert " doodled " on a jet-plane flight west from Chicago 37 days after becoming president of Studebaker in February, 1961.

During that time that he organised the National History and Culture Week ( 1961 – 1964 ) under the theme ‘ One People, One Nation, One Destiny ’, which later became independent Guyana ’ s motto.

In 1961, the play was adapted, with its lesbian theme intact, for the film The Children's Hour, also directed by Wyler.

The first theme used on the show from 1952 to 1961 was " Plink, Plank, Plunk!

The second theme, used from 1961 – 1962, was an upbeat arrangement of the " Theme from A Summer Place ", by Max Steiner.

In 1961 a friend of Larson's drew some sketches of members of King Arthur's court eating pizza, and Mr. Larson then adopted the King Arthur theme for his restaurants.

The interesting thing about Mr. Lyford's approach, and the approach of the contributors to The Agreeable Autocracies ( Oceana Publications, 1961 ) to the situation of American civilization, is that it is concerned with comprehending the psychological relationships which are having a decisive effect on American life.

DeKalb's budget for 1961 is a record one and carries with it the promise of no tax increase to make it balance.

Brooks Robinson is great, and it is conceivable that he'll do even better in 1961 than he did in 1960.

If it is not enough that all of our internationalist One Worlders are advocating that we join this market, I refer you to an article in the New York Times' magazine section ( Nov. 12, 1961 ), by Mr. Eric Johnston, entitled `` We Must Join The Common Market ''.

The basic mapping phase of the program has been completed and the inventory phase is scheduled for completion July 1, 1961.

-- Expenditures for operating and maintaining the stations and equipment of the Armed Forces are estimated to be $10.3 billion in 1961, which is $184 million more than in 1960.

New obligational authority for 1961 recommended in this budget for aircraft procurement ( excluding amounts for related research and construction ) totals $4,753 million, which is $1,390 million below that enacted for 1960.

On the other hand, the new authority of $3,825 million proposed for missile procurement ( excluding research and construction ) in 1961 is $581 million higher than for 1960.

The United States Government shall have the right to terminate the financing of further sales under this Agreement of any commodity if it determines at any time after June 30, 1961, that such action is necessitated by the existence of an international emergency.

Since April 15, 1962, is on Sunday your return for the calendar year 1961 will be timely filed if it is filed on or before Monday, April 16, 1962.

If you were required to file a declaration of estimated tax for the calendar year 1961, it is not necessary to pay the fourth installment otherwise due on January 15, 1962, if you file your income tax return Form 1040, and pay your tax in full for the calendar year 1961 by January 31, 1962.

The filing of an original or amended declaration, otherwise due on January 15, 1962, is also waived, if you file your Form 1040 for 1961 and pay the full tax by January 31, 1962.

His return for the period January 1 to June 20, 1961, is due April 16, 1962.

I believe a further gain is in prospect for 1961.

The outlook for entertainment electronics in 1961 is certainly far from clear at present, but recent surveys have shown a desire on the part of consumers to step up their buying plans for durable goods.

For the near term, however, it must be realized that the industrial and commercial market is somewhat more sensitive to general business conditions than is the military market, and for this reason I would expect that any gain in 1961 may be somewhat smaller than those of recent years ; ;

This is now a $1.0 billion business, up from $0.9 billion in 1959, and should reach $1.1 billion in 1961.

Like the recent Scheherazade from London ( High Fidelity, Sept. 1961 ), it is successful because emphasis has been placed on good musical and engineering practices rather than on creating sensational effects.

In assessing the outlook for interest rates in 1961, the question, as always, is the prospect for general business activity.

Although the pause in the advance of general business activity this year has thus far been quite modest, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the softening process will continue into the first quarter of 1961 and possibly somewhat longer.