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new battle over farm bill seen after Sen com action on wheat controls
Telstar telecast by CBS from France violates traditional fashion news secrecy by showing pictures of new Paris collections; US and foreign press reprs protest
HR approves St George bill for equal pay for equal work, opens way for women discriminated against to seek back pay for as much as 1 yr
Kennedy agrees with Munoz that time has come for plebiscite on statehood, independence or revised and permanent commonwealth relationship with US, lr conveyed by Vice Pres Johnson in reply to Munoz proposals in July 10 lr citing imperfections of present Commonwealth and readiness for change; present relationship analyzed
King drops planned demonstration, declares day of penance for violence; confs with operators of poolrooms, other shops in Negro business sec to discourage violence; says neither demonstrators nor those in Movement were involved in violence but stresses need to assume partial responsibility for it; Vandiver will dispatch Guard if necessary but Kelley says city will not accept aid unless situation deteriorates
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]