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GENEVA, Aug. 14--The United States and the Soviet Union accused each other today of deliberately blocking an agreement to end nuclear testing in order to continue the development of their atomic arsenals.
boring for 7 1/4-mi French-Ital tunnel under Mont Blanc completed as workers meet at midpoint; illus; 17 killed since work began in '58; tunnel to open in '64
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1962Tom Colicchio, American chef and author[â ]
Thomas Patrick Colicchio is an American celebrity chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and formerly served as a co-owner and as the executive chef. He is also the founder of Crafted Hospitality, which includes Craft, Temple Court (NYC), Craftsteak and Small Batch restaurants. Colicchio is the recipient of five James Beard Foundation Awards for cooking accomplishments.
1962Rıdvan Dilmen, Turkish footballer and manager[â ]
Rıdvan Dilmen is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger, notably for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team. During his career, Dilmen established himself as one of the most skilled players of the SĂŒper Lig.
1962InĂȘs Pedrosa, Portuguese writer[â ]
InĂȘs Pedrosa is a Portuguese journalist, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and playwright. She was director of the Casa Fernando Pessoa. Her novels have also been published in Brazil, Croatia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy and Spain.
1962Vilja Savisaar-Toomast, Estonian lawyer and politician[â ]
Vilja Toomast is an Estonian politician, a former Member of the European Parliament. She previously belonged to the Estonian Centre Party which she decided to leave on 9 April 2012.
1962Lei Feng, Chinese soldier (born 1940)[â ]
Lei Feng, born Lei Zhengxing, was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major propaganda campaigns in China. The most well-known of these campaigns in 1963 promoted the slogan "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng." Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao Zedong. In the following years, Lei Feng was portrayed as a symbol and model of party revolution by both the Chinese Communist Party and Government of China. For decades, he promoted the "Learn from Lei Feng as a Model" in the media. Political ideology closely follows the Chinese Communist Party, actively helping others in work and daily life, practicing frugality and thrift, and upholding the socialist spirit of âUnus pro omnibus, omnes pro unoâ which is known as the Lei Feng spirit. After Mao's death, Chinese state media continued to promote Lei Feng as a model of earnestness and service, and his image still appears in popular forms such as on T-shirts and memorabilia.
1962James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.[â ]
James Joseph Dresnok was an American defector to North Korea, one of seven U.S. soldiers to defect after the Korean War.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[â ]