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USSR rejects Western objections to its abolition of office of USSR commandant, statement in Tass; charges Western commandants represent NATO; denies 4-power accords remain in effect
Cooper approved by Sen com
Tshombe charges Mobutu orders army to attack Katanga, note to Gardiner; Katanqa charges army attacks N Kongolo; Thant says resolution of Congo problem will affect decision on candidacy for reelection as UN Sec Gen, news conf, NYC; says Tshombe gives no clear-cut reply to his plan
Justice Dept sues to force Prince George County to desegregate pss on grounds many children of Army personnel at Fort Lee attend these schools and ps system gets Fed aid as 'Federally-impacted area'; suit is 1st against racial segregation based an impacted areas issue and 1st in which Fed Govt is original plaintiff; Atty Gen Kennedy comments; stresses incongruity of requiring men to serve US away from home, then subjecting their children to discrimination as result of service; says suit seeks to halt segregation, not to end aid to area; Dept holds it has right to bring suit because Fed Govt is responsible for own mil personnel, even though Cong has refused to empower it to bring original suits in school cases; Sen Talmadge criticizes suit on this point, charges Kennedy usurps power
Negro ch burned, Dawson, Terrell County, 4th burning since Aug 15; arson clues found; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Com says regis meeting will continue; protests burning to Pres Kennedy, wire; large-scale Fed and state probe begins; FBI identifies 4 white suspects; Atty Gen Kennedy says data will be given to Ga authorities because Fed Govt lacks jurisdiction
1962Joanne Catherall, English singer[†]
Joanne Catherall is an English singer who is one of two female vocalists in the English synth-pop band the Human League.
1962John Fashanu, English footballer and manager[†]
John Winton Fashanu is an English television presenter and former professional footballer.
1962John Mann, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2019)[†]
John Fraser Mann was a Canadian rock musician, songwriter and actor. He was best known as the frontman of the folk rock band Spirit of the West.
1962Aden Ridgeway, Australian public servant and politician[†]
Aden Derek Ridgeway is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the Australian Senate for New South Wales from 1999 to 2005, representing the Australian Democrats. During his term he was the only Aboriginal member of the Australian Parliament. He is currently a spokesperson for Recognise, the movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples in the Australian Constitution.
1962Boris Said, American race car driver[†]
Boris Said III is an American professional racing driver. Said has competed in a variety of disciplines including stock cars, sports cars and touring cars.
1962Therese Neumann, German mystic (born 1898)[†]
Therese Neumann was a German Catholic mystic and stigmatic. Neumann has been considered Servant of God by the Catholic Church since 2005.
1962Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.[†]
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The political capital city is Gitega and the economic capital city is Bujumbura.
1962Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.[†]
Aeroflot Flight 213 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Chersky Airport to Keperveyem Airport. On 18 September 1962, the Ilyushin Il-14 operating this flight crashed shortly after takeoff. All 27 passengers and five crew members were killed.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]