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India charges provocative attack on border patrol; says Indians were forced to fire in self-defense; warns tension rises; maps
econ almost at standstill as result of pol crisis; effects of Eurs exodus noted
LONDON, July 22 Fiftyfive persons were arrested and one was injured today after a Fascist demonstration in Trafalgar Square erupted into violence. It was the sec
Rockefeller Foundation Virus Labs to share new Lab of Epidemiology and Pub Health; model illus; Foundation to give $1.5 million toward $4.2 million needed; Yale asks $1.5 million in Fed funds, pledges to raise remainder
Ben Bella group proclaims formation of 7-man pol bur to supplant Provisional Govt of Ben Khedda; calls Ben Khedda 'usurper,' citing his refusal toheed will of Natl Revolution Council which sought to remove him at June meeting, Tripoli; group appeals for pub support; makes no ref to Transitional Exec; backed by all Army comdrs except Kabylia comdr Hadji; proclamation read by group spokesman Boumendjel at Tlemcen news conf; Abbas, other pol leaders and mil chiefs present; new bur includes Ben Bella, Boudiaf, Ahmed, Khider, Bitat, Col Ben Alla and Min M Said; Boudiaf and Ahmed are Ben Khedda backers
1962Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer[†]
Erik Ki La Salle, professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is known for his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER which earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
1962Mark Laurie, Australian rugby league player[†]
Mark Laurie nicknamed "Pebbles" is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales Country representative centre who later moved to the forwards, he played his club football in the NSWRL Premiership for the Parramatta Eels during their golden period of the 1980s. He also played in England for Leeds and Salford.
1962Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer[†]
Alain Lefèvre, is a French Canadian pianist and composer. He has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Théatre des Champs-Élysées, Théatre du Châtelet, Salle Pleyel, Teatro Colón, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Herodes Atticus Theatre, Epidaurus Theatre.
1962Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.[†]
Telstar refers to a series of communications satellites. The first two, Telstar 1 and Telstar 2, were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 launched atop of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962, successfully relayed the first television pictures, telephone calls, and telegraph images through space. It also provided the first live transatlantic television feed. Telstar 2 was launched May 7, 1963. Telstar 1 and 2—though no longer functional—still orbit the Earth.
1962The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.[†]
The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos was an international agreement signed in Geneva on July 23, 1962 between 14 states, including Laos, as a result of the International Conference on the Settlement of the Laotian Question, which lasted from May 16, 1961 to July 23, 1962.
1962Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.[†]
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]