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Communist bn attacks about 200 Meo tribesmen trapped in NE Laos
B Welles on considerations behind Spanish bid for assn with and eventual membership in Euromkt
Ben Bella and other Pol Bur members hailed at Algiers rally attended by 15,000; warn of new crisis resulting from mil resistance; demonstrations detailed; illus; Khider charges local mil faction occupies radio station and bars news favorable to Pol Bur
Vice Pres Johnson tours Beirut, confs with officials though stop on his Mediterranean tour was not scheduled as official visit; illus
UN frees Col Julian (Black Eagle), arrested as Katanga mercenary in Apr; Gardiner has int with him; text
1962Craig Kilborn, American television host[†]
Craig Lawrence Kilborn is an American television host, actor, comedian, and sports commentator. Kilborn began a career in sports broadcasting in the late 1980s, leading to an anchoring position at ESPN's SportsCenter from 1993 to 1996. He was later the first host of The Daily Show, which he hosted from 1996 to 1998, and succeeded Tom Snyder on CBS' The Late Late Show from 1999 to 2004. In comedy, Kilborn is known for his deadpan delivery.
1962Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician[†]
Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer is a Dutch politician serving as King's Commissioner of Limburg since December 2021. A member of the Socialist Party (SP), he was its leader and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 5 March 2010 until 13 December 2017. Roemer served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 until 2018, as acting Mayor of Heerlen from 2018 to 2020, and as acting mayor of Alkmaar from 2020 to 2021.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]