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January 19, 1962

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3 OF MAYOR'S MEN SUCCEED SHARKEY; Brooklyn Leadership Panel Is Ordered by Wagner 3 Succeed Sharkey in Brooklyn As Mayor Insists on Party Panel Group Is Temporary '3 Down and 3 to Go'

By Leo Egan

Kings Exec Com, at Wagner insistence, names temporary 3-man com of J J Lynch, A L Jacoby, Rev Dr G C Taylor; opposes triumvirate but bows to Wagner; Sharkey comments; triumvirate names Steingut chmn of new rules com; Wagner hails panel, press conf; comments on Buckley challenge; Deputy Mayor Cavanagh 'rebukes' Carro for using NYC stationery

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RUSK UPHOLDS AID FOR U.N. IN CONGO; Tells Senators U.S. Policy of Backing World Body Is Justified by Events He Recalls Urgent Needs Soviet Moves Countered RUSK UPHOLDS AID FOR U.N. IN CONGO

By E.w. Kenworthy Special To the New York Times

Sec Rusk strongly defends US support for UN policy, suggests events justify support, Sun subcom hearing

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ELECTRICAL TIE-UP ENDS AS WORKERS WIN A 5-HOUR DAY; Pact Seen as Breakthrough --All Unions Will Return to Building Jobs Today Reputation at Stake Talks Broken Off 5-HOUR DAY ENDS ELECTRIC STRIKE

By Stanley Levey

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Record 51.6 Billion Asked For Revised Defense Fund; President Stresses Over-All Needs of the Military in Limited Wars--Role of Individual Services De-emphasized ROLE OF SERVICES IS DE-EMPHASIZED Kennedy Stresses Over-All Needs of the Military for Fighting Limited Wars A New Budget Approach Air Force Cut Slightly New View Emphasized Vinson Offers Arms Bill

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Pres Kennedy asks fiscal '63 funds in categories of mil functions rather than by Individual services; asks $9.4 billion for strategic and realistic forces, $18.4 billion for gen purpose forces, $1.3 billion for airlift and sealift expansion

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Davies Reported Ready to Quit As Head of City Housing Board; Differences With Mayor and Opposition to Programs Said to Be Factors DAVIES REPORTED READY TO RESIGN Set 2-Year Limit

By Martin Arnoldfabian Bachrach

Reptd resigning NYC Housing and Redevelopment Bd post; por

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Notable Births

1962Hans Daams, Dutch cyclist^[†]

Johannes ("Hans") Wilhelmus Antonius Daams is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1989. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, in the individual road race where he didn't finish the race.

1962Chris Sabo, American baseball player and coach^[†]

Christopher Andrew Sabo is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1988 and 1996. He was the head baseball coach of the Akron Zips (2020–2022).

1962Jeff Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach^[†]

Jeffrey William Van Gundy is an American basketball coach and former commentator who is currently the lead assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Van Gundy previously served as head coach of the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his tenure with the Knicks, he led the team to the 1999 NBA Finals which they ultimately fell to the San Antonio Spurs. Van Gundy won an NBA championship in 2024 with the Boston Celtics where he served as a senior consultant in the front office.

Historical Context for January 19, 1962

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