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Kings Saud and Hussein, after 3-day conf, Taif, Saudi Arabia, agree to merge Saudi Arabian and Jordanian mil forces and coordinate econs; abolish curbs on free movement of personnel and capital; urge all Arab states to join in accord; map
USSR asks unpoliced moratorium on underground tests and ban on testing in atmosphere, space or under water effective Jan 1, Geneva conf; Kuzentsov indicates USSR might be willing to accept inspection at own inv in any 'permanent solution'; M T Mbu (Nigeria) supports moratorium plan; Stelle outlines West's objections
HR, by voice vote, approves $900-million pub works bill; rejects, 221-192, Repub effort to recommit bill; approves Scranton amendment to give funds to communities able to pay only 25% of cost of projects; rejects creation of Pub Works Coordination and Acceleration Office
Murphy defends his decisions, Sen subcom; illus; says he sought to protect both Estes' and Govt's interests; denies favoritism; McClellan stresses Murphy's Jan 6 decision to rescind cancellation of Estes cotton allotments, and his view that Estes would not be penalized for overplanting in '61; Murphy denies Jan 6 decision reversed Dept position, says it merely granted Estes more time to prove land sales were genuine; defends Estes re-apptmt to Natl Cotton Advisory Com; says 2 crates of melons were only gift or benefit he ever recd from Estes
troops of willaya 4 clash with men led by Ben Bella follower Col Saadi in Casbah during willaya 4 search for arms; Casbah sealed off; curfew imposed; fighter illus; map; willaya 4 repr says Saadi's men fired on Khider orders; calls him 'assassin'; 1,000 defy curfew by demonstration; Ben Khedda deplores violence; Ben Bella urges opposition to 'rebel' soldiers invading Casbah, statement issued in Setif; French Cabinet warns French aid cannot be effected if present crisis continues; orders measures to defend Eurs in Algeria; notes 540 Eurs missing, believed kidnapped; takes measures to spur offensive against extremists responsible for recent violence
1962Ricky Sanders, American football player[†]
Ricky Wayne Sanders is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons from 1983 to 1994, two with the United States Football League (USFL)'s Houston Gamblers and 10 in the National Football League (NFL). He played running back, safety, and place kicker as a three-year letterman for Belton High School in Belton, Texas and broke five records.
1962Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician[†]
Craig Whittaker is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Calder Valley from 2010 to 2024. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of the Household from September to October 2022. He previously served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from January 2018 to April 2019 and again from July to September 2022.
1962Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.[†]
The NAMC YS-11 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC), a Japanese consortium. It was the only post-war airliner to be wholly designed and manufactured in Japan until the development of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet during the 2010s, roughly 50 years later.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]