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September 15, 1962

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Headlines from September 15, 1962

BRAZIL'S CONGRESS VOTES PLEBISCITE ASKED BY GOULART; National Poll on Revising Government Set Jan. 6-- Strikes Aid President Pressures Aid Goulart Delay on New Premier BRAZIL CONGRESS VOTES PLEBISCITE

By Special to The New York Times

Goulart wins Cong approval for natl plebiscite on future of parliamentary system; vote set by Sen for Jan 6; strikes, other pressures split Conservative parties; Lacerda declares strikes illegal, Guanabara State; orders arrests of labor leaders, Rio area

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U.N. Shown Fallen Piece of Sputnik; PIECE OF SPUTNIK IS SHOWN TO U.N.

By J. Anthony Lukas Special To the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Sept. 14--The United States exhibited here today a fourteen pound steel object that dropped on Manitowoc, Wis., Sept. 5.

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Soviet Says Kennedy Stand Does Not Bar Cuba Attack; Accusations Continue Khrushchev Returning MOSCOW DOUBTS KENNEDY ON CUBA Izvestia Sees Backdown

By Special to The New York Times

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House Approves the Purchase Of $100,000,000 in U.N. Bonds; HOUSE APPROVES BUYING U.N. BONDS

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

HR, 256-134, approves $100-million bond purchase on matching basis; Sen has approved $25-million outright purchase with up to $75-million on matching basis; HR bill forbids use of US purchase to pay past debts of other members; includes 'sense of Cong' that UN implement Internatl Ct ruling on obligation to pay regular and peace-keeping assessments; restrictive amendments by Reprs Byrnes, Adair and Gross rejected; approval hailed by Rusk and Stevenson

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AYUB WOULD ADD TO MARKET SCOPE; Pakistan's President Calls for Inclusion of Nations Outside West Europe Some Not Convinced AYUB WOULD ADD TO MARKET SCOPE

By Seth S. King Special To the New York Times

Pres Ayub Khan proposes that Euromkt include non-Eur nations, s, London; urges Euromkt-Commonwealth conf on issue; Macmillan continues private talks with Commonwealth leaders

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Notable Births

1962Amanda Wakeley, English fashion designer^[†]

Amanda Jane Wakeley OBE is a British fashion designer best known for her evening and cocktail dresses and accessories, and for her “clean glam” signature style, has also developed a presence in daywear, including day-dresses, tailoring and knitwear and a line of accessories and jewellery. Sposa is the brand's bridal collection. Wakeley is an advocate for international organisation Women for Women.

Historical Events

1962The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[†]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Historical Context for September 15, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]