Justice Dept files friend-of-ct brief opposing Albany request for injunction; charges city lucks right to impose segregation, then stifle Negroes right to protest peacefully against it; King encouraged; Kelley attacks move; Dept action seen as assurance to Negroes of Govt interest in their right to protest; Elliott studies case

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1962Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host^[†]

Louis Adam Lipps Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), spending eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and one with the New Orleans Saints.

1962Kevin Mack, American football player^[†]

James Kevin Mack is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

1962John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (died 2015)^[†]

John "Hot Rod" Williams was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 1999.

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1962Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)^[†]

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped to shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.

Historical Context for August 9, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]

Headlines from August 9, 1962

Argentine War Secretary Quits After Revolt by Army Leaders; Guido's Regime Facing Crisis --General Sets Up Rebel Command in North

BRITISH RULE OUT KATANGA BOYCOTT; London Rejects Part of U.S. Plan to Force Province to Accept Congo Rule

KENNEDY ADVISERS INDICATE SUPPORT OF A TAX CUT NOW; Heller Says Present Rates Brake Economy--Doubts of President Reported

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U.S. INTERVENES ON NEGROES' SIDE IN GEORGIA CASE; Justice Department Opposes Albany's Plea for Ban on Segregation Protests DR. KING 'ENCOURAGED' Federal Court Is Urged to Require City to 'Comply With Law and Order'

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Historical Context for August 9, 1962