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H J Samuels announces candidacy for Dem nomination, press conf, NYC; opposes Fed aid to private schools; O'Connor backs aid, press conf, NYC
MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 21--The bodies of two teen-aged girls who had been badly beaten were found this afternoon in a densely wooded area about a mile from this northern New Jersey town.
Rusk in W Berlin; views wall, says it must eventually come down; illus with Brandt; reaffirms US pledges to W Berlin
Sens Mundt and Curtis charge Freeman sanctioned attempt to search Agr Dept files for data on them in move to thwart Sen (McClellan) subcom probe; pub affidavits by T R Hughes and other aides that search was for lrs dating back to '53; Hughes takes responsibility for move, says aim was to aid Freeman in scheduled appearance before subcom; Freeman says he did not intend to pub lrs; surprised by Mundt and Curtis reaction
SAO repts members ordered to fire on French security forces attempting arrests; 20 youths flown to French prisons; SAO abruptly stops sending commandos to France; Oran group defers decision on accepting truce; referendum campaign opens, Algiers; Algerian Natl Movement not permitted to use state communications media; gasoline tank blown up, Bone
1962Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Stephen Chow Sing-chi is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor, known for his mo lei tau comedy. His career began in television, where he gained recognition through variety shows and TV dramas. Chow's breakthrough came in 1989 with the comedy dramas The Final Combat and The Justice of Life, the latter marking the beginning of his on-screen collaboration with Ng Man-tat. He consecutively broke Hong Kong’s box office records in the next two years with films All for the Winner (1990) and Fight Back to School (1991), cementing his status as one of the region's most popular comedic actors.
1962Bobby Gillespie, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter[†]
Robert Gillespie is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He was the drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the mid-1980s, leaving after the release of the band's debut album Psychocandy, and was once the bassist for The Wake.
1962Clyde Drexler, American basketball player and coach[†]
Clyde Austin Drexler is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star, five time All-NBA Selection, and was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team". Drexler is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooting guards of all time.
1962Gerald Hillringhaus, German footballer[†]
Gerald "Gerry" Hillringhaus is a former German footballer.
1962Air France Flight 117 crashes on approach to Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe, killing 112 people.[†]
Air France Flight 117 was a multi-leg international scheduled flight from Paris-Orly Airport via Lisbon, the Azores, Guadeloupe and Peru to Santiago, Chile, which crashed on 22 June 1962.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]