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May 6, 1962

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DECIDEDLY WINS KENTUCKY DERBY; Colt Breaks Track Mark-- Rookie Hurls No-Hitter BASEBALL TENNIS

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No-hitters pitched by B Belinsky (Los Angeles) against Baltimore

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FRENCH JAIL 400 IN ALGIERS HUNT FOR TERRORISTS; 48-Hour Search Pressed-- Five Moslems Are Slain by Gunmen in Oran Residents Get Warning Paper's Plant Bombed FRENCH JAIL 400 IN ALGIERS HUNT Jews Victims in Oran Two Quarters Separated

By United Press International

French jail 400 SAO suspects in house-to-house search in sealed-off qr, Algiers; Algerian violence detailed; newspaper Depeche d'Algerie plant, Algiers, bombed

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BUCKLEY PLEDGED ELECTION BACKING; Powell and Van Arsdale Will Support Bronx Leader in House Primary Contest Union Party Formed Other Support Seen BUCKLEY PLEDGED ELECTION BACKING Dual Role for Powell

By Richard P. Hunt

Buckley gets major Negro and labor support as Repr Powell and City Central Labor Council pres Van Arsdale announce support of Buckley in primary, press conf; Wagner comments

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U.A.W. to Give 1.5 Million To Spur Unionism Abroad; Aim Is to Improve Wage Scales--Reuther Sees Aid to U.S. Workers U.A.W. to Spend $1,500,000 To Organize Workers Abroad Boundaries Meaningless Cites German Workers Approval Indicated

By Damon Stetson Special To the New York Times

UAW exec bd recommends gift of some $1.5 million to promote unionization overseas; W P and V G Reuther comment

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Connally Leads in Texas; Walker Fifth Among Six; Heavy Republican Vote CONNALLY LEADS IN TEXAS PRIMARY

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

incomplete results show Connolly has wide lead, with Yarborough leading Daniel; heavy turnout in Repub primary noted; other results

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1962Tom Brake, English politician^[†]

Thomas Anthony Brake is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington in London from 1997 to 2019.

Historical Context for May 6, 1962

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

Headlines from May 6, 1962

DECIDEDLY WINS KENTUCKY DERBY; Colt Breaks Track Mark-- Rookie Hurls No-Hitter BASEBALL TENNIS

FRENCH JAIL 400 IN ALGIERS HUNT FOR TERRORISTS; 48-Hour Search Pressed-- Five Moslems Are Slain by Gunmen in Oran Residents Get Warning Paper's Plant Bombed FRENCH JAIL 400 IN ALGIERS HUNT Jews Victims in Oran Two Quarters Separated

BUCKLEY PLEDGED ELECTION BACKING; Powell and Van Arsdale Will Support Bronx Leader in House Primary Contest Union Party Formed Other Support Seen BUCKLEY PLEDGED ELECTION BACKING Dual Role for Powell

U.A.W. to Give 1.5 Million To Spur Unionism Abroad; Aim Is to Improve Wage Scales--Reuther Sees Aid to U.S. Workers U.A.W. to Spend $1,500,000 To Organize Workers Abroad Boundaries Meaningless Cites German Workers Approval Indicated

Connally Leads in Texas; Walker Fifth Among Six; Heavy Republican Vote CONNALLY LEADS IN TEXAS PRIMARY

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