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12 cases deferred until White can take part; Warren formally announces Whittaker's retirement; Ct pub exch of lrs between other Justices and Whittaker
White House disturbed by ethical implications of Mercury astronauts' acceptance of furnished, $24,000-homes from Houston Home Bldrs Assn; officials see violation of Exec Order on ethical standards of Govt officials though astronauts are not covered by order; Pentagon notes no mil rules bar acceptance, NASA says its rule on gifts does not apply; Assn pres Mascari says bldrs have nothing to gain from offer
Byrd com hearings open; Dillon asks Sen tighten bill to yield $845 million more a yr than HR-passed version; in effect asks what Adm proposed in tax message yr ago but lauds HR bill despite its changes; principal recommendations cover investment credit, expense accts, savings insts and foreign earnings; Dillon asks investment credit be restored to 8%, that utilities be excluded and that 1/2 credit above $25,000 be made 1/2 credit; Byrd calls credit 'subsidy,'
Named NYC Rent and Rehabilitation Admr
French rept capture of 40 SAO members during counter-attack, Lamartine, including 7 deserters; SAO claims to victory discounted; SAO bombards Casbah, Algiers; French and Algerian nationalist troops clash, Perregaux, 1st time since cease-fire; 2 French, 5 nationalists killed; provisional exec reptdly agrees on distribution of portfolios
1962Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager[†]
David Allen Miley is an American former baseball player and manager.
1962Mike Ness, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Michael James Ness is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. He has also released two solo albums, Cheating at Solitaire and Under the Influences.
1962Jaya Prada, Indian actress and politician[†]
Jaya Prada Nahata is an Indian actress and politician known for her works majorly in Telugu cinema and Hindi cinema as well as in Tamil films in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014.
1962Manolis Kalomiris, Greek composer and educator (born 1883)[†]
Manolis Kalomiris was a Greek classical composer. He was the founder of the Greek National School of Music.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]