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In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]
1962Paul Feig, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Paul Feig is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing films such as Bridesmaids (2011), The Heat (2013), Spy (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and Last Christmas (2019). He often collaborates with actress Melissa McCarthy.
1962Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries. He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with four of his films in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films of all time.
1962Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Dustin Nguyen is a Vietnamese–American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street and as Johnny Loh on V.I.P. Recently, he starred as Zing in the Cinemax/Max martial arts crime drama series Warrior. In film, he is known for starring in Little Fish, The Doom Generation and The Rebel.
1962Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt[†]
Hesham Mohamed Qandil is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was prime minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as prime minister by President Mohamed Morsi on 24 July 2012 and sworn in on 2 August 2012. Qandil previously served as Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation from 2011 to 2012.
1962Wayne Riley, Australian golfer[†]
Wayne Riley is an Australian professional golfer.
1962BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is an American gospel and R&B singer from Detroit, Michigan. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists. Winans has released nine solo albums, seven with his sister CeCe as BeBe & CeCe Winans, and one with three Winans brothers.
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Kennedy impending visit seen enhancing Goulart position for plebiscite; US views on visit seen colored by disappointment over results of Goulart Apr visit to US; US-Brazil cooperation possibilities then discussed seen unrealized; gen strike leaders order return to work; call strike success although it did not force Cong to set plebiscite for Oct 7; comment on US concern over pol and econ developments and Oct Cong elections; US aid to NE region projects noted; Alliance for Progress expected to announce $4-million loan for Rio de Janeiro indus expansion
USWA leaders charge Pres Kennedy has not acted forcefully enough to cut unemployment; score Cong conservatism and pub apathy
Western diplomats in Moscow see USSR acting decisively on settlement by end of yr; hold Khrushchev would risk war only if US attacks Cuba; views linked with repts on Khrushchev recent private talks with various Western leaders; other speculation
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M Boudiaf will not be candidate for Natl Assembly; charges elections are 'prefabricated'; presence of Boudiaf, B Krim and S Dahlab in France seen sign they seek continued support of Natl Liberation Front there; Ben Bella silent on Boudiaf charges
Amb Bowles repts US policy primarily aimed at helping nations keep independence from USSR aggressive designs, s, Hadassah
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Americanization of city described
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16--The foreign aid and foreign trade programs face critical tests in Congress this week.
WNDT makes premiere, leaves air after 3 hrs because of AFTRA strike; IBEW hon AFTRA picket lines; Dr Gould scores AFTRA, s on program; Minow and Dir Murrow appear; comment on crossing picket lines; McFadden confs with both sides
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