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Gov Rockefeller supports Judicial Conf proposals, meeting with Conf and reprs of bar assns; pledges to offer bills without prior pact with Dems on div of new judgeships; says apptmts will be based on recommendations from bar assns and pub groups; Chief Judge Desmond hails position
incidents detailed; mass violence, Oran, follows removal of flowers SAO placed on war memorial; SAO-called strike paralyzes city; curfew moved forward to 7 PM; Gen Moullet molested, Algiers; Premier Debre assures nation full weight of Govt moves against extremists, s, Paris; says accused will be tried by mil tribunals
Mont Gov Nutter, his exec sec Gordon, Agr Comr Wren and 3 crewmen killed as Gov's C-47 crashes in canyon, Wolf Creek, Mont, on flight from Helena to Cut Back, Mont; map
'adjustment assistance' provisions detailed
Burke and White agree with censorship principle, hearing; Burke says he 'leans toward' Eisenhower view that ss of top officers should not have to be cleared; White sees no need to change present procedure; Burke says if policy were made clear by high civil authorities officers could 'coordinate' own ss; White holds it is not possible to write policy that can cover everything; Stennis releases further examples of censorship; Burke discusses controversy over censorship of 1 of his ss shortly after Kennedy Adm took office; he, White agree mil men are qualified to discuss communism and conduct troop indoctrination; White holds mil men should not take major role in civilian seminars; illus
1962Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer[â ]
Guo Jian is a Chinese Australian artist.
1962Tim May, Australian cricketer[â ]
Timothy Brian Alexander May is a former Australian cricketer for South Australia. He was, until June 2013, a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). May played in 24 Tests and 47 ODIs in an injury-interrupted career between 1987 and 1995. May was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup and the South Australian team that won the 1995-96 Sheffield Shield Competition.
1962Oscar Ruggeri, Argentine footballer and manager[â ]
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed El CabezĂłn, Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina national team, being part of the teams that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, two editions of the Copa AmĂ©rica and the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, Ruggeri's most successful stint was with Argentine club River Plate, where he won the 1986 Copa Libertadores the 1986 Copa Interamericana and the 1986 Intercontinental Cup. Known for his rough style of play when marking opposing players and aerial ability, Ruggeri is considered one of the all-time best defenders to come out of Argentina. Following his retirement as a player, Ruggeri turned to managing, where he held posts in Argentina, Mexico and Spain. His last job as a manager was in 2006 with Argentine club San Lorenzo. Since then, Ruggeri went on to have a career on Argentine television, as commentator on football shows. He is currently a member of 90 Minutos de FĂștbol, which airs on ESPN Argentina Latin America.
1962Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (born 1897)[â ]
Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian gangster who operated mainly in the United States. He started his criminal career in the Five Points Gang and was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Luciano is considered the father of the Italian-American Mafia for the establishment of the Commission in 1931, after he abolished the boss of bosses title held by Salvatore Maranzano following the Castellammarese War. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family.
1962Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400Â km).[â ]
Ranger 3 was a space exploration mission conducted by NASA to study the Moon. The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft was launched January 26, 1962 as part of the Ranger program. Due to a series of malfunctions, the spacecraft missed the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,000Â km) and entered a heliocentric orbit.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[â ]