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USSR asks that 80 Russians be given key posts, that 20 now on staff be promoted; reptdly asks for specific posts
2d anniv of Algiers uprising marked in big cities; Eurs comply with SAO call for gen strike and curfew; police hold 106 extremists in 10 days; illus during strike, Algiers; clandestine broadcast reptdly by Salan attacks de Gaulle, denies SAO is fascist; Rightists explode 14 bombs, Paris, near homes of liberals including Le Monde ed Beuve-Mery; de Gaulle sets TV-radio s; France bars press reproduction of any SAO communications
NYS Legis gets Kraf-Kapelman bill to permit book sales on Sunday
28 E Berliners flee to W Berlin, largest group to escape since Aug 13 border closing; W Berlin Govt orders news blackout on details, hoping to keep route open
Adm plans to issue code of conduct to clarify problem; holds it too urgent to await legis change
1962Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player and manager[†]
Christos Konstantinos Chelios is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was a three-time Stanley Cup champion: one with the Montreal Canadiens and two with the Detroit Red Wings.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]