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The Flight Engineers International Association yesterday struck Eastern Air Lines and Pan American World Airways, two of the nation's biggest airlines.
1,000 union members led by Van Arsdale stage mass picketing demonstration at Beth-El in defiance of ct ban on strike and picketing
Nehru says US sale of jets to Pakistan forced India to seek craft
Articles on influence and effects of Comm on Money and Credit '61 rept
Peiping opens pol and diplomatic campaigns to support build-up; calls for nationwide vigilance against alleged US-sponsored invasion from Taiwan; gives warning to US Amb Cabot in Poland against mil action by US; Premier Chen Cheng notes buildup; sees brighter prospects of Nationalists 'fighting back to mainland,' s, Taiwan; US commitments noted
1962Gautam Adani, Indian industrialist and billionaire[†]
Gautam Shantilal Adani is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. As of May 2025, Adani is ranked as the third richest person in Asia and 25th in the world, with a net worth of $60.3 billion. In 2022, Time magazine included him in the 100 most influential people in the world.
1962Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician[†]
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is a Mexican politician, energy and climate change scientist, and academic who has served as the 66th president of Mexico since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office. A member of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), she previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023. In 2024, Forbes ranked Sheinbaum as the fourth most powerful woman in the world.
1962Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (born 1906)[†]
Volfgangs Dārziņš was a Latvian composer, pianist and music critic.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]