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April 17, 1962

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Headlines from April 17, 1962

KENNEDY DECIDES TO EASE PRESSURE ON STEEL INDUSTRY; Seeks to Avoid Worsening Relations With Business --Kefauver Inquiry On Grand Jury Investigates Humphrey in Appeal KENNEDY SEEKING PEACE WITH STEEL 'Less Punitive Spirit' Economic Study Sought Grand Jury Inquiry on

By Russell Baker Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

Adm reptdly will ease pressures against indus to improve Govt-business relations; may relax grand jury probe of pricing practices; Dems may ease Cong demands for antitrust probe; Sen Humphrey urges Pres name 'blue ribbon' com for non-pol study of indus econ problems and practices; Sen Dirksen backs plan; urges 'less punitive spirit' in Govt; Sen Gore offers 3 bills to curb gen price rises in basic industries; Kefauver still plans probe; Fed grand jury, NYC, begins probe of major cos operations

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Notable Births

Paul Nicholls (horse racing)

1962Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer[†]

Paul Frank Nicholls is a British National Hunt horse trainer with stables at Ditcheat, Somerset. A relatively successful jump jockey, Nicholls has become the leading National Hunt trainer of his generation in Britain, finishing the 2007–08 season with 155 winners and a record £4 million in prize money. As of April 2023, he has trained over 3,500 winners, won the 2012 Grand National, four Cheltenham Gold Cups and has been crowned British jump racing Champion Trainer fourteen times.

Historical Context for April 17, 1962

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