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Estes appears in Fed ct, El Paso, for bankruptcy proceedings, but declines to answer ques tions even about his occupation on grounds of possible self-incrimination; will file schedule of assets and liabilities and plan for meeting debts by June 15; refuses to talk to newsmen; illus; Moore estimates liabilities at over $38 million, possible assets at almost $20.8 million; other details
Euromkt nations reptdly agree that GB cannot retain Commonwealth preferences beyond transition period and must then treat Commonwealth as non-Euromkt members are treated
countdown begins, Canaveral
Pres Kennedy repts Econ Advisers Council and CED study growth as possible guide to improving US rate, news conf; comments on relationship between faster growth and deficit spending but sees no single answer to Eur progress; variance in W Eur natl growth rates noted
1962HĂ©ctor Camacho, Puerto Rican-American boxer (died 2012)[â ]
HĂ©ctor LuĂs Camacho MatĂas, commonly known by his nickname "Macho" Camacho, was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer. Known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style, Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010, and was a world champion in three weight classes. He held the WBC super featherweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBC lightweight title from 1985 to 1987, and the WBO junior welterweight title twice between 1989 and 1992.
1962Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2003)[â ]
Gene Anthony Ray was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. A native of New York City, Ray was best known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Johnson in both the 1980 film Fame and the Fame television series based upon the film which originally aired from 1982 until 1987.
1962Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.[â ]
Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States, running from 1958 through 1963. An early highlight of the Space Race, its goal was to put a man into Earth orbit and return him safely, ideally before the Soviet Union. Taken over from the US Air Force by the newly created civilian space agency NASA, it conducted 20 uncrewed developmental flights, and six successful flights by astronauts. The program, which took its name from Roman mythology, cost $2.76Â billion. The astronauts were collectively known as the "Mercury Seven", and each spacecraft was given a name ending with a "7" by its pilot.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[â ]