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January 30, 1962

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Headlines from January 30, 1962

Ribicoff Acts to Encourage Mothers on Relief to Work; New Policy Will Permit Use of Earnings for Expenses of Educating Families --States to Decide Own Course RIBICOFF MOVES TO AID MOTHERS

By Marjorie Hunter Special To the New York Times

Ribicoff changes policies to let mothers in relief families use job earnings to educate children, s, conf of state welfare admrs; holds old policy of deducting earnings from welfare grants discouraged mothers from taking jobs; details other changes to update program

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O.A.S. IN IMPASSE OVER CUBA ACTION; SHOWDOWN NEAR; 2 Conflicting Positions Are Advanced on Proposal to Suspend Havana VOTE EXPECTED TODAY Majority Supporting Strong Measure, but Rusk Seeks a Milder Compromise O.A.S. IN IMPASSE OVER CUBA ACTION

By Juan de Onis Special To the New York Times

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay. Tuesday, Jan. 30--Negotiations aimed at avoiding an open split over a proposal to suspend Cuba from the inter-American system ended in deadlock early today.

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Defector Appeals to Khrushchev To Let His Family Leave Russia; Defector Appeals to Khrushchev To Let His Family Leave Russia

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

scientist O Lenchevsky who defected to West, May '61, makes pub his 3d appeal to Khrushchev for leniency toward family in Moscow; asks that his family be permitted to visit him in GB or at least to communicate with him; has recd only 2 lrs from family; believes 2d lr asking him to come home was dictated by security officials

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Notable Births

Abdullah II of Jordan

1962Abdullah II of Jordan[†]

Abdullah II is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded a 41st-generation direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad.

Mary Kay Letourneau

1962Mary Kay Letourneau, American sex offender (died 2020)[†]

Mary Katherine Fualaau was an American teacher who pleaded guilty in 1997 to two counts of felony second-degree rape of a child and subsequently married her former student. The case received national attention.

Notable Deaths

Manuel de Abreu

1962Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and engineer (born 1894)[†]

Manuel Dias de Abreu was a Brazilian physician and scientist, the inventor of abreugraphy, a rapid radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian physicians, side by side with Carlos Chagas, Vital Brazil and Oswaldo Cruz.

Historical Context for January 30, 1962

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