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Dr Van Allen says it is impossible to determine now whether Nikolayev and Popovich came close enough to new radiation belt created by US July 9 high-alt nuclear test to expose them to harmful radiation; scientists assume USSR obtained data on belts from Cosmos VII prior to Vostok flights; map
role of Negro folk music in integration fight discussed; illus; King, others comment; 'freedom song' seen representing greatest topical songwriting rage since labor organizing drive in '30s
Carroll, Gov McNichols and HR candidate A Tomsic seen helped by Kennedy appearance
Castro repts agr will be based on collectives, co-ops will be turned into 'state farms,' s, Havana; puts co-ops at 600, 'people's farms' at 300; says distribution of land to peasants would have been damaging; US reaction
Mobutu says Katangese advance has been stopped; says Katangese used 2 bns led by white mercenaries
1962James Marsters, American actor[†]
James Wesley Marsters is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator.
1962The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.[†]
NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. She was built in the late 1950s at a cost of $46.9 million and launched on July 21, 1959. She was funded by United States government agencies. Savannah was a demonstration project for the potential use of nuclear energy. The ship was named after SS Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ocean. She was in service between 1962 and 1972 as one of only four nuclear-powered cargo ships ever built.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]