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USSR offers plan to end Katanga secession within mo, note to Thant; says UN troops should then be withdrawn
truce in effect after heavy fighting, Orleansville region; over 100 estimated dead in 5 days; Ben Bella and 4th willaya comdr Hacene conf; fly to Orleansville to enforce truce; illus; Ben Bella problems in persuading Boumedienne troops to stop fighting linked to their desire for triumphal entry into Algiers; Bur announces early elections
Reid defeats Dooley, 22,885-19,197; victory is triumph for Michaelian
Guido dissolves 'rump' Cong, sets Cong election for Oct 27 '63; paves way for assuming full legis powers as urged by mil leaders; repts of revolutionary activity by dissident mil leaders discussed
1962Jennifer Egan, American novelist and short story writer[†]
Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the president of PEN America.
1962George South, American wrestler[†]
George South is an American professional wrestler. In the course of his career, South has wrestled for professional wrestling promotions such as Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.
1962Hasan Vezir, Turkish footballer and manager[†]
Hasan Vezir is a Turkish football manager and former player.
1962Karen Blixen, Danish memoirist and short story writer (born 1885)[†]
Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.
1962Graham Walker, English motorcycle racer and journalist (born 1897)[†]
Graham William Walker was an English motorcycle racer, broadcaster and journalist. He also contributed greatly to the motorcycle section of the National Motor Museum.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]