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June 28, 1962

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Estes Panel Hears Charge Of Farm Officials' Delay; U.S. DELAY SCORED AT SENATE INQUIRY

By Peter Braestrup Special To the New York Times

Sen (McClellan) subcom opens hearings on Agr Dept handling of Estes cotton allotments; Freeman postpones appearance; subcom asst counsel P E Kamerick charges Dept delay in taking action on Estes makes it 'difficult not to suspect bad faith'; illus; says Dept got 1st warning of possible illegalities in Dec '60 but Dept officials in Tex approved his dealings through most of '61 without interference from Washington; notes Murphy apparently rejected adverse rept on him and re-apptd him to Cotton Advisory Com; details Estes operations; says he and farmers violated '58 law forbidding sales of allotments; gives chronology of Dept's related actions; H G Godfrey testifies

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Notable Births

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu

1962Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Romanian long jumper[ā€ ]

Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu is a retired Romanian long jumper. She won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, and placed second at the 1982 European and 1983 world championships. Between 1982 and 1983 she improved the world record four times. She retired after the 1984 Olympics to become an athletics coach at CSA Steaua București. She was elected as President of Romanian Athletics Federation in May 2021.

Artur Hajzer

1962Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (died 2013)[ā€ ]

Artur Henryk "Słonā€ Hajzer was a Polish mountaineer. Hajzer summitted seven eight-thousanders, several via new routes and made the first winter climb of Annapurna on February 3, 1987.

1962Ann-Louise Skoglund, Swedish hurdler[ā€ ]

Eva Ann-Louise Skoglund is a retired track and field hurdler from Sweden. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships, and she set the world best year performance in her event in 1982.

Notable Deaths

Mickey Cochrane

1962Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (born 1903)[ā€ ]

Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane, nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Cochrane was considered one of the best catchers in baseball history and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In his first season as manager, he led the Tigers to 101 wins, which was the most for a rookie manager for 27 years.

Cy Morgan

1962Cy Morgan, American baseball player (born 1878)[ā€ ]

Harry Richard "Cy" Morgan was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds between 1903 and 1913. Morgan batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Pomeroy, Ohio

Historical Context for June 28, 1962

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