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August 13, 1962

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Headlines from August 13, 1962

SPACE FLIERS SEEN ON U.S. TELEVISION; Pictures Taped in London and Flown Here--Craft Pass Over East Coast ASTRONAUTS SEEN ON U.S. TELEVISION

By John A. Osmundsen

US sees TV films made from telecasts relayed from Moscow to W Eur; Popovich-Khrushchev radio talks also broadcast; NBC repts USSR rejected proposal to try live transmission via Telstar; Mackay Radio Tracking Station picks up satellites' radio transmission on every pass and records increased transmission from USSR trawlers off LI; speculation on use of trawlers to aid in tracking satellites; USAF monitors craft on radio, attempts monitoring by radar and telescope but officials decline comment on success

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John Slattery

1962John Slattery, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

John M. Slattery Jr. is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–15), for which he was nominated 4 times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. For his role he won two Critics' Choice Television Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Historical Context for August 13, 1962

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