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Castro charges shelling from sea has damaged hotel housing USSR bloc tech personnel, theatre and other bldgs, Miramar suburb of Havana; blames US Govt and exiles; map
State Dept says raid was 'spur-of-the-moment' affair by members of Student Revolutionary Directorate based in Miami; Justice Dept orders 2 motor launches impounded; warns against future violations of US neutrality laws; no arrests made; Miro Cardona halls raid
Khrushchev indicates USSR bloc might cooperate with 'assns' but reiterates objections to structure and policies of Euromkt, article in Problems of Peace and Socialism (pub)
Wagner forms Mayor's Com on Job Advancement to open better jobs to Negroes, Puerto Ricans and other minority groups, NYC; comments
Weatherly named defender
1962Roger Kingdom, American hurdler[†]
Roger Kingdom is an American former sprint hurdler who was twice Olympic champion in the 110 meters. Kingdom set a world record of 12.92 in 1989. He is now an athletics coach and strength and conditioning coach who currently works as a speed and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]