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Dissents from US Sup Ct decision that state legis apportionment is within Fed cts jurisdiction
Turner v Memphis et al: Ct, 9-0, orders quick end to segregation in restaurant at Memphis airport; decides appeal is wrongly before it, then invokes unusual procedure to rev case
J Reston on decision implications; sees expansion of Fed cts influence as instruments of soc change
new Cabinet sworn in
former gen E Jouhaud, SAO 2d in command, arrested with 7 other SAO members, Oran; flown to Paris; Oran asks mil reinforcements; SAO pledges fight will continue, clandestine broadcast
1962Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter[â ]
Jann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter, author and actress. She is best known for her signature ballads, "Could I Be Your Girl" and "Insensitive", which is her biggest hit to date, as well as other ballads, such as "Cherry Popsicle" and "I Would Die for You".
1962Brett French, Australian rugby league player[â ]
Brett French is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club football in Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast, plus in England for St Helens R.F.C. He is also the brother of fellow Queensland Maroon Ian French.
1962Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player[â ]
Rob Hollink is a professional poker player based in Groningen. He has won both a European Poker Tour (EPT) title and World Series of Poker bracelet, becoming the first person from the Netherlands to do so, first was at the EPT's inaugural Grand Final of the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo in 2005 and then he won his first bracelet at the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship, becoming the first Dutch bracelet winner.
1962John O'Farrell, English journalist and author[â ]
John O'Farrell is a British author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as The Man Who Forgot His Wife and An Utterly Impartial History of Britain. He is one of a small number of British writers to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction and nonfiction. His books have been translated into around thirty languages and adapted for radio and television.
1962Brad Wright, American-Spanish basketball player[â ]
Bradford William Wright, is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Daniel Murphy High School in Los Angeles, and played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wright was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors with the 49th pick of the 1985 NBA draft. He played 14 games with the New York Knicks and 2 games with the Denver Nuggets before injury.
1962Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction writer[â ]
Kevin James Anderson is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E. and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequel series. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Awardânominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books, including the Dark Horse Star Wars series Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Dark Horse Predator titles, and The X-Files titles for Topps. Some of Anderson's superhero novels include Enemies & Allies, about the first meeting of Batman and Superman, and The Last Days of Krypton, telling the story of how Superman's planet Krypton came to be destroyed.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[â ]