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April 26, 1962

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Headlines from April 26, 1962

Vatican Set to Aid Church Unity With Non-Doctrinal Concessions; Vatican Set to Aid Church Unity With Non-Doctrinal Concessions

By Arnaldo Cortesi Special To the New York Times

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REFORM OF COURTS SIGNED INTO LAW BY ROCKEFELLER; 22 Bills Implement First Big Reorganization in State in More Than a Century MAIN CHANGES IN CITY 3 New Tribunals Established Here and 5 Abolished Judges to Get $25,000

By Douglas Dales Special To the New York Times

legis for abolition under NYS ct reorgn plan signed; personnel to be merged with NYS Sup Ct

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TRAVEL BAN ENDS FOR G.I. FAMILIES; Pentagon to Resume Paying Dependents' Way Abroad 6,000 to Go Monthly

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

Defense Dept ends Govt-paid travel ban for servicemen's dependents; ban had been linked with Berlin crisis and payments deficit; move hailed by troops in Ger

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Nation's Monitors Watch for Fall-Out; Monitor System Across Country is Checking on Extent of Fall-Out

By Marjorie Hunter Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 25 A network of sampling and testing stations throughout the country will keep Americans posted on whether they are in danger from nuclear fall-out.

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ALGIERS MOSLEMS, GOADED BY BLAST, BEAT EUROPEANS; Act After Trap Kills Two Own Leaders and French Troops Join to Calm Them

By Henry Tanner Special To the New York Times

Algiers Moslems beat Eurs following explosion of booby-trap car near Casbah which kills 2 Moslems, wounds 22; illus; Moslem vigilantes aid French soldiers to prevent major outbreak; other violence

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Notable Births

1962Colin Anderson, English footballer^[†]

Colin Anderson is an English former professional footballer, predominantly playing on left side of defence or midfield.

1962Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian^[†]

Debra Wilson is an American actress and comedian. She is the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series Mad TV, having appeared on the show's first eight seasons from 1995 to 2003. As a voice actress, she has voiced various characters on television shows and video games, including Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Baby Shark's Big Show!, Spitting Image, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Wolfenstein, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Halo Infinite, Diablo IV, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Destiny 2, as well as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Historical Events

1962NASA's Ranger 4 spacecraft crashes into the Moon.^[†]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space program, aeronautics research and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the American space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo program missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program and oversees the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System for the lunar Artemis program.

1962The British space programme launches its first satellite, the Ariel 1.^[†]

The British space programme is the British government's work to develop British space capabilities. The objectives of the current civil programme are to "win sustainable economic growth, secure new scientific knowledge and provide benefits to all citizens."

Historical Context for April 26, 1962

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