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Soc and econ impact of US space program discussed; map
Euromkt negotiators weigh problem, Brussels conf
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 President Kennedy will head West Aug. 17 on a three-day trip to South Dakota, California and probably Colorado where critical battles will be fought in this fall's Congressional elections.
Estes and Wheeler indicted under Tex antitrust law for price-fixing and restraint of trade in ammonia sales; R E Clements, ex-owner of Superior, indicted for theft of $37,690 check written by Southwestern Investment Co to Superior
Khrushchev calls for greater output, s, Kalinovka; criticizes Agr Min failure to introduce new techniques and equipment; urges incentives to young people and wage differential to spur output
1962Roger Clemens, American baseball player and actor[†]
William Roger Clemens, nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees and also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters.
1962Paul Reynolds, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Paul Reynolds is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls. AllMusic writer Tom Demalon praised Reynolds for his unique guitar style, which set his band apart from other synth-heavy acts of the time.
1962Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (born 1926)[†]
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]