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September 17, 1962

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Headlines from September 17, 1962

Kennedy's Plan to Visit Brazil Reassessed Because of Crisis; PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO RIO RESTUDIED

By Unknown Author

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

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SOVIET EXPECTED TO ACT ON BERLIN BEFORE END OF '62; Western Diplomats Report Khrushchev Is Waiting Until U.S. Elections NO OVERT MOVE IS SEEN Premier Would Risk War, Observers Say, Only if America Attacked Cuba ACTION ON BERLIN BEFORE '63 FEARED

By Seymour Topping Special To the New York Times

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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Notable Births

Paul Feig

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.

Baz Luhrmann

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.

Dustin Nguyen

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.

Hesham Qandil

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.

Wayne Riley

1962Wayne Riley, Australian golfer[†]

Wayne Riley is an Australian professional golfer.

BeBe Winans

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.

Historical Context for September 17, 1962

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