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guerrillas capture 2 freight trains with food supplies, Binh Thuan Prov; force armored train following convoy to flee and blow up bridge to halt 2d train bringing reinforcements; map
incomplete returns; Nixon faced with task of uniting party behind him; Shell sends congratulatory message but does not pledge support; demands Nixon espouse conservatism and cut budget as price of support; Nixon replies; Kuchel ratio of victory over conservative rivals was greater than Nixon's; other results: Mayor Christopher named for Lt Gov against incumbent G M Anderson, Judge Coakley for Atty Gen against incumbent S Mosk, D Rose for State Sec against incumbent F M Jordan, B V Reagan for Controller against incumbent A Cranston, J A Busterud for Treas against incumbent B A Betts; Eisenhower hails Nixon victory; sees him winning election
Seely-Brown wins Sen nomination as rank-and-file revolts against leaders candidate Lodge, 476 to 149; speculation on factors for Lodge defeat; Kellems withdrew before voting started; Alsop acts to bar possible primary fights by May and Lodge; J A Adorno named for Lt Gov; W D Graham for Treas, 1st Negro named for state-wide office by either party; Mrs H Loy for State Sec; Alsop agrees on Lupton for Repr-at-large and he is nominated
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Sens Morton, Carlson and Dirksen urge '62 bill be set aside in view of '63 plans; Morton sees '63 plan aimed at '62 election; Amb Galbraith denies NY News rept that he urges immediate cut; rejects cuts as anti-recession measure; HR approves 1-yr extension of 52% corp tax
1962Lance Reddick, American actor (died 2023)[†]
Lance Solomon Reddick was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in White House Down (2013).
1962The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.[†]
The Organisation armée secrète was a far-right dissident French paramilitary and terrorist organisation during the Algerian War, founded in 1961 by Raoul Salan, Pierre Lagaillarde and Jean-Jacques Susini. The OAS carried out several terrorist attacks, including tortures, bombings and assassinations, all resulting in over 2,000 deaths in an attempt to prevent Algeria's independence from French colonial rule. Its motto was L’Algérie est française et le restera.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]