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April 14, 1962

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Headlines from April 14, 1962

'This King Business' A Headache to Shah; SHAH TERMS LOT OF A RULER HARD

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

Shah of Iran

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KENNEDY IS VICTOR; Uses His Full Powers for 72 Hours to Subdue Industry

By Richard E. Mooney Special To the New York Times

US Steel rescinds price rise after Inland and Kaiser refuse to raise prices and Bethlehem cancels rise; all major cos except Wheeling rescind; Kennedy hails moves; pressures by Adm discussed, including Sec McNamara order to channel defense contracts to cos that had not raised prices

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SYRIAN PRESIDENT RETURNS TO RULE; Army Frees el-Kodsi From a Prison Hospital

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 13 Syria's army chief announced today the return to office of President Nazem el-Kodsi. The President had been in a prison hospital.

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HOUSE UNIT VOTES RECORD ARMS BILL; 47.8 Billion Total Is Biggest for Peacetime Year Cut in Reserves Oppose

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

HR com approves, but would leave speed-up to Adm discretion

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Jouhaud Sentenced to Die As No.2 Secret Army Head; Jouhaud Is Condemned to Death As 110. 2 Chief of Secret Army

By W. Granger Blair Special To the New York Times

Jouhaud sentenced to death for role in Apr '61 revolt and in SAO activities; illus; sentence cannot be appealed but de Gaulle could commute it

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1962Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete^[†]

Guillaume LeBlanc is a Canadian retired race walker. He specialised in the 20 km event.

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1962M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer and scholar (born 1860)^[†]

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.

Historical Context for April 14, 1962

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

Headlines from April 14, 1962

'This King Business' A Headache to Shah; SHAH TERMS LOT OF A RULER HARD

KENNEDY IS VICTOR; Uses His Full Powers for 72 Hours to Subdue Industry

SYRIAN PRESIDENT RETURNS TO RULE; Army Frees el-Kodsi From a Prison Hospital

HOUSE UNIT VOTES RECORD ARMS BILL; 47.8 Billion Total Is Biggest for Peacetime Year Cut in Reserves Oppose

Jouhaud Sentenced to Die As No.2 Secret Army Head; Jouhaud Is Condemned to Death As 110. 2 Chief of Secret Army

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