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June 4, 1962

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MACMILLAN VISIT REASSURES PARIS ON TRADE BLOC TIE; Parley With de Gaulle Clears Atmosphere for Further Talks, French Aides Say COMMON GOALS CITED Two Leaders Pledge to Push Ahead in Negotiations-- Briton Returns Home Macmillan Talk With de Gaulle Said to Clear Air on Trade Bloc

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

Macmillan, de Gaulle conf, Paris; French rept mutual suspicions dissipated; they reaffirm determination to recognize common interests, communique

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121 IN ATLANTA ART GROUP KILLED AS JET AIRLINER CRASHES AT PARIS; 9 OTHERS DEAD, 2 IN CREW SURVIVE; WRECKAGE BURNS Flames Bar Rescue in Worst Single-Plane Disaster in History 130 Killed as Jetliner Crashes at Paris While Attempting to Take Off ALL BUT 9 VICTIMS IN ATLANTA GROUP 2 of Crew Survive as Craft Roars Through Fence and Explodes in Open Field

By Robert Alden Special To the New York Times

Air France Boeing 707 crash, Paris, in which 130 died, is worst single plane accident in aviation history

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Notable Births

Krzysztof Hołowczyc

1962Krzysztof Hołowczyc, Polish race car driver[†]

Krzysztof Wiesław Hołowczyc is a Polish rally driver. He won the Polish Rally Championship in 1995, 1996 and 1999 and the European Rally Championship in 1997. He was also member of European Parliament (2007–2009) from Civic Platform list.

Zenon Jaskuła

1962Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist[†]

Zenon Jaskuła is a Polish former professional racing cyclist from Śrem, who was active in the 1990s. He won stage 16 and finished third overall in the 1993 Tour de France. He competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal.

1962John P. Kee, American singer-songwriter and pastor[†]

John Prince Kee is an American gospel singer and pastor.

Junius Ho

1962Junius Ho, Hong Kong solicitor and politician[†]

Junius Ho Kwan-yiu is a Hong Kong lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member in the Hong Kong Legislative Council. A prominent radical pro-Beijing and anti-gay rights figure in Hong Kong’s political landscape, he formerly served as president of the Law Society of Hong Kong, chairman of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee and as an elected member of the Tuen Mun District Council from 2015 to 2019.

Notable Deaths

Clem McCarthy

1962Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (born 1882)[†]

Charles Louis "Clem" McCarthy was an American sportscaster and public address announcer. He also narrated Pathe News's RKO newsreels. He was known for his gravelly voice and dramatic style, a "whiskey tenor" as sports announcer and executive David J. Halberstam has called it.

Historical Context for June 4, 1962

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