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March 20, 1962

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PARIS PICKS ENVOY AS ALGERIAN CHIEF; Fouchet High Commissioner Parliament Will Hear Government Plan Today Paris Appoints Top Ambassador High Commissioner for Algeria Rightists Fail to Act

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

French Cabinet, meeting with de Gaulle, names Amb Fouchet as High Comr in new Algerian regime; sets up 12-man provisional exec body headed by Pres and Vice Pres to rule Algeria under High Comr; Fares freed from jail where he was held since Nov for handling funds for rebels

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RETRIAL BARRED AFTER ACQUITTAL; Supreme Court Rules, 7-1, in Double Jeopardy Case RETRIAL BARRED AFTER ACQUITTAL Double Jeopardy Cited

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

Fong Foo et al v US; Standard Coil Products Co v US: Ct, 7-1, holds that verdict of acquittal in Fed criminal case, however erroneous, may not be set aside by higher ct

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PRESIDENT ORDERS TARIFF INCREASES FOR TWO IMPORTS; Carpets and Glass Hit by His First Action on Duties --He Rejects Other Rises Escape Clause Used 2 Nations Feel Impact PRESIDENT ORDERS FIRST TARIFF RISE

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

Pres Kennedy orders 20-41% rise in duty an certain carpets effective Apr 18, 1st use of escape clause under Reciprocal Trade Act; impact on domestic and foreign mkts, especially Japan and Belgium,discussed

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COOPER OPPOSED FOR U.S. BENCH; American and City Bar Units Give Views to Senators Several Judges Back Him Cooper Called Unstable COOPER OPPOSED FOR U.S. BENCH Praised by Judge Ryan Association Is Recalled

By Clayton Knowles Special To the New York Times

Amer Bar Assn reprs say Cooper lacks 'judicial temperament and judicial experience,' Sen subcom hearing; NYC Bar Assn pres Marden calls him 'emotionally unstable'; Cooper backed by Chief Judge Ryan, Sen Javits, Repr Celler, D W Peck, Justice Hecht, formformer Judge Rifkind, Justices Blandin and Otis

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POPE ELEVATES 10 TO CARDINAL RANK; Communists' 'New Slavery' Assailed by Pontiff POPE ELEVATES 10 TO CARDINAL RANK Deacons to Be Elevated

By Arnaldo Cortesi Special To the New York Times

Pope announces elevation, secret consistory

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Notable Births

1962Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Stephen Sommers is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for big-budget action films, such as The Mummy (1999), its sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). He also directed The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Disney's live action version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) and the action horror film Deep Rising (1998).

Historical Context for March 20, 1962

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