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February 16, 1962

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Historical Context for February 16, 1962

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

Notable Births

1962John Balance, English singer-songwriter (died 2004)^[†]

Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton, better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet.

Historical Events

1962The Great Sheffield Gale impacts the United Kingdom, killing nine people; the city of Sheffield is devastated, with 150,000 homes damaged.^[†]

The Great Sheffield Gale is the name given to an intense European windstorm which crossed the United Kingdom in mid-February 1962, devastating the city of Sheffield in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Nine people were killed across the country, including four in Sheffield; damage in the city was on a widespread and severe scale never before witnessed in a major British city from a European windstorm, and only later matched by the effects of the 1968 Scotland storm in Glasgow.

1962Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.^[†]

The North Sea flood of 1962 was a natural disaster affecting mainly the coastal regions of West Germany and in particular the city of Hamburg in the night from 16 February to 17 February 1962. In total, the homes of about 60,000 people were destroyed, and the death toll amounted to 315 in Hamburg. The extratropical cyclone responsible for the flooding had previously crossed the United Kingdom as the Great Sheffield Gale, devastating the city of Sheffield and killing nine people.

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Headlines from February 16, 1962

U.S. ENVOY URGES VIETNAM REFORMS; Nolting Asks People to Unite to Support Diem's Regime --Ban on Flights Lifted U.S. ENVOY URGES VIETNAM REFORMS

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

Amb Nolting urges Vietnamese end criticism of Govt to help spur reforms, s, Saigon; stresses continued US support

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ALLIES PROTEST MIG HARASSMENT IN BERLIN LANES; Stern Western Notes Term Interference 'Aggressive and Dangerous' Action USE OF ESCORT POSSIBLE Russian Fighters Increase Flights Close to Military Planes in Air Corridor Action Tied to Response ALLIES PROTEST MIG HARASSMENT Allies Are Sensitive

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

Western Big 3 protest to USSR against 'aggressive and dangerous' harassment of W Ger-W Berlin flights; warn of 'gravest risk' in letting mil planes illegally criss-cross corridors, buzz planes; warn of defense plans

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U.N. REBUFFS CUBA ON CHARGE ON U.S.; Political Committee Rejects, 50 to 11, Accusation That 'Aggression' Is Planned 39 Countries Abstain U.N. REBUFFS CUBA ON CHARGE ON U.S. Abstentions Explained Cuba Hoped for Compromise

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

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Mayor Asks State For Increased Aid; MAYOR ASKS STATE FOR ADDED FUNDS Beame Outlines Program Education Aid Pressed Mayor Cites Tax Rise

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

NYS Teachers Assn proposes mandatory pay scale starting at $4,700 and rising to $7,200 in 10 yrs, Legis com hearing

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EISENHOWER VIEWS 9 WORLD FIGURES; Calls Soviet Public Opinion a Curb on Khrushchev EISENHOWER VIEWS 9 WORLD FIGURES Tribute to Zhukov Press Tactics Scored

By Leo Egan

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower last night gave a television audience thumbnail appraisals of nine world figures he had dealt with as President or as General of the Army.

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WAGNER DEMANDS TUBES-BILL DELAY; Sees Lack of Consultation on Interests of the City WAGNER DEMANDS TUBES-BILL DELAY New Bi-State Harmony

By Charles G. Bennett

Wagner urges legis to implement Port Auth plan be delayed until NYC needs are considered; angered over lack of consultation with city, provision to exempt proposed facilities from NYC taxes; implies Rockefeller is to blame; bill offered, NYS Legis

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ALGIERS UPRISING BY RIGHT DOUBTED; Officials Say Secret Army Is Losing Ground in Fight Against a Cease-Fire Officers Changing Stand ALGIERS UPRISING BY RIGHT DOUBTED Sabotage Indicated

By Paul Hofmann Special To the New York Times

French officials, Algiers, cautiously optimistic that revolt by Eur settlers over pending French-rebel cease-fire accord would fail; feel SAO strength wanes; French officers believed taking harder stand against SAO; clandestine SAO broadcast warns Eurs against clashes with troops; violence in major cities detailed

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