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session ends after 3d sec; lasted 155 days, longest in history
France sets timetable for transfer of power to ind Algeria; only remaining questions is whether French and Algerian soldiers will salute each other; Mostefai says independence will be proclaimed day after election; 5 million expected to vote; Ben Bella and Abbas reptd on way to Algeria
reptd eager to return to private business
Soblen, before fleeing US, sent lrs to NY Times and other NY papers charging he was unjustly convicted
Freeman testifies, Sen subcom; says Murphy erred in naming Estes to Cotton Advisory Com last Dec despite adverse repts then pending; says apptmt was made in good faith; takes responsibility for it; denies Estes got special benefits or favored treatment; denies Govt lost money through dealing with Estes; says no one now in Agr Dept accepted gifts or favors from Estes; blames some 'weaknesses' in Dept on Eisenhower Adm, especially loose system of Fed, state and county control over agr programs; details cotton allotment deals and remedial action taken since Feb '61; other details; illus
1962Amanda Donohoe, English actress[†]
Amanda Donohoe is an English actress. She first came to public attention at age 16 for her relationship with pop singer Adam Ant, appearing in the music videos for the Adam and the Ants singles "Antmusic" (1980) and "Stand and Deliver" (1981) during their four-year relationship. After making her film debut in Foreign Body (1986), she co-starred in Castaway with Oliver Reed and starred in two films by Ken Russell: The Lair of the White Worm (1988) and The Rainbow (1989).
1962Joan Laporta, Spanish lawyer and politician[†]
Joan Laporta i Estruch is a Spanish businessman, politician, and current president of FC Barcelona.
1962George D. Zamka, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut[†]
George David "Zambo" Zamka is a former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its October 2007 mission to the International Space Station and served as the commander of mission STS-130 in February 2010.
1962Charles Lyon Chandler, American historian (born 1883)[†]
Charles Lyon Chandler was an American consul and historian of Latin America–United States relations. A Harvard graduate who came to South America in the Consular Service, he became a student and proponent of Pan-Americanism. His pioneering 1915 book Inter-American Acquaintances proposed a new, Pan-American origin for the Monroe Doctrine. After being denied a permanent diplomatic appointment he worked for the Southern Railway and the Corn Exchange Bank; at the same time he became a respected independent scholar who helped found the Hispanic American Historical Review. Beside many articles on early inter-American relations, he co-authored an unpublished biography of Joel Roberts Poinsett. During World War II he worked in Brazil for the U.S. government, and before retirement he taught at Haverford, Georgetown and Ursinus.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]