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January 4, 1962

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Historical Context for January 4, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]

Notable Births

1962Joe Kleine, American basketball player and coach^[†]

Joseph William Kleine is an American former professional basketball player who played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for the US national team. He won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1998, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Kleine is now a restaurant proprietor, owning a number of successful Corky's Ribs & BBQ restaurants.

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Headlines from January 4, 1962

WAGNER ORDERS SHOWDOWN TODAY TO END BUS STRIKE; Says City Hall Meeting Will Be Lines' Last Chance to Retain 21 Franchises 'Put Up or Shut Up' Shuttle Starts Today WAGNER ORDERS A BUS SHOWDOWN Queens Lines Interested Sees no Alternative Fight for Control

By Stanley Levey

Wagner calls conf; rejects 5th Av Coach pres Moreland proposal that city buy co and leave Surface Transit under present mgt

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Haiti Charges U.S. Ignores Aid Pleas; HAITI ASSERTS U.S. IGNORES AID PLEAS $13,500,000 Aid in 1961

By Special to The New York Times

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PORTUGAL TO QUIT U.N., SALAZAR SAYS; But Premier Gives No Date in Scoring World Body's Inaction on Goa PORTUGAL TO QUIT U.N., SALAZAR SAYS British File Dissent Friction With U.N. Traced

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ARMY WILL FORM 2 MORE DIVISIONS, FREE GUARD UNITS; Kennedy Order to Increase Permanent Total to 16, Combat-Ready in '62 RISE IN DRAFT UNLIKELY Most of 156,000 Reserves Mobilized Last Fall to Be Released in Summer Both Have Famous Names Mobilization Praised ARMY WILL FORM 2 MORE DIVISIONS To Use New Structure Reservists Jubilant Training to Continue

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

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West Hopes to Arrange Tacit Accord on Berlin; Modus Vivendi With Soviet Expected to Leave the Situation Unchanged-- Moscow Talks to Continue West Hoping for Tacit Accord With Soviet on Rights in Berlin Analysis of Situation Two Problems Remain Thompson Briefs Envoys

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

West reptd hopeful of modus vivendi with USSR that would leave situation virtually unchanged and avoid armed conflict; Thompson-Gromyko talks to continue

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GOVERNOR OUTLINES PLANS FOR NEW SOCIAL BENEFITS; ASKS $1.25 MINIMUM WAGE; '62 SESSION OPENS Proposal to End Ban on City Milk Dating Greeted Warmly Budget Rise Indicated Special Messages Due ROCKEFELLER URGES NEW SOCIAL GAINS Omissions of Interest Family Members Present

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

Gov Rockefeller urges utilizing SCAD, message to NYS Legis; text

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Jakarta Set to Offer Guinea Compromise; Adversaries State Positions on New Guinea Question

By Unknown Author

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Mayor Says Rockefeller Neglects the City's Needs; Mayor Lists Complaints WAGNER ATTACKS GOVERNOR'S AIMS

By Richard P. Hunt

Mayor Wagner comments

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RIBICOFF TO PRESS QUALITY IN SCHOOL; Secondary Education Plan to Be Fostered in a Bill for 100 Million a Year Approaches Outlined RIBICOFF TO PRESS QUALITY IN SCHOOL Substitute Provision Endorsed Conant Book

By Marjorie Hunter Special To the New York Times

Adm to ask $100-million-a-yr program for hss; Sec Ribicoff interest in noted

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U.S. Warns Latins Cuba Is Red Base.; U.S. Tells Latins Cuba Is Base For Red Agitation in Americas U.S. Warns Hemisphere Report on Tensions

By Tad Szulc. . Special To the New York Times

US describes Castro regime as 'bridgehead of Sino-Soviet imperialism' and base for Communist subversion in Western Hemisphere, document submitted to Inter-Amer Peace Com Dec 6 and now made pub by State Dept; says Govt has recd $60-100 million in arms from USSR bloc, has mil forces larger than any in Hemisphere except US, is totally dependent on bloc

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41 Slain in Day's Violence In Major Algerian Cities; 41 Are Killed in Day's Violence in Four Major Algerian Cities Ben Khedda in Morocco Statement by Algerian

By Paul Hofmann Special To the New York Times

to see King Hassan II

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AIDE OF KATANGA IS SAID TO OFFER RECOGNITION BRIBE; U.S. Accuses Struelens, but He Denies Charge--Costa Ricans' Refusal Reported Sympathy Bid Seen White Answers Question BRIBE PLAN LINKED TO KATANGA AIDE Costa Rica Scoffs at Report Yergan Disavows Knowledge

By Russell Baker Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

US State Dept believes Struelens was involved in vain effort to buy C R diplomatic recognition for Katanga for reptd $1 million; Amb Ortiz-Martin confirms some aspects of deal; Struelens denial

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