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In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]
1962Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic[†]
Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science populariser. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.
1962James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.[†]
James Howard Meredith is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and United States Air Force veteran who became, in 1962, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the intervention of the federal government. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Meredith decided to exercise his constitutional rights and apply to the University of Mississippi. His goal was to put pressure on the Kennedy administration to enforce civil rights for African Americans. The admission of Meredith ignited the Ole Miss riot of 1962 where Meredith's life was threatened and 31,000 American servicemen were required to quell the violence – the largest ever invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807.
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Pres returns to Washington
Communist party Central Com pub Hung Chi article indicates Govt has indefinitely shelved plans to develop China into indus giant within a few yrs, underlines extent of indus collapse since 'great leap forward' program
Kennedy warns cut poses threat to free world security, demands restoration; Rusk confs with Dem HR leaders; concerned over cut in development loan funds; asks pub support; deplores other cuts
Legis, on Barnett plea, passes bill to bar persons with criminal record or accused of crime from regis at state higher educ inst; seeks to block Meredith on grounds of pending charge of perjury in voter regis; also votes for Nov referendum on Const amendment giving Gov sole power over student regis; Reprs Rogers, Wiesenburg and Wroten dissent on latter, Wiesenburg and Wroten on former; group of whites wins preliminary injunction in state ct against implementation of Fed cts integration orders by Fed and univ officials; more incidents at univ; illus
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-- Britain proposed today dramatic steps to strengthen the world's money system against future trouble.
Sen passes Adm trade expansion bill, 78-8
USSR holts US 12th Inf Div 2d Battle Group convoy on way to W Berlin at Marienborn checkpoint for 3 hrs, 19 mins; misunderstanding over troop count procedure linked; US Army helicopter makes routine flight over E Berlin, 1st since Aug 1; 30 more officially disclosed to have escaped through tunnel
nominating conv; platform adopted; Dr T W Costello elected state Chmn; C Mellen Jr, F DiNovellis, M Baron elected Vice Chmn; Dr C Senior, Rabbi E Klein, Prof H David named hon Vice Chmn
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conf ends; communique