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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 The Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee approved today a $603,000,000 increase in postal rates. The increase was tied to a raise for 1,600,000 Government workers.
trustees agree to enroll Meredith after Appeals Ct unanimously finds them in contempt; bd chmn Tubb makes announcement in open ct, then gets formal instructions from Tuttle; details; Meredith attends hearing; illus
Rusk confs with Min Lange (Norway), NYC
Estes goes on trial in Tyler on Tex charges of theft, swindling and embezzlement; illus; ct denies defense motion to bar TV coverage; weighs motion to delay trial on ground that adverse publicity prevents impartial trial and because some defense witnesses are unavailable
NYC locals strike 500 cos; 200 cos that signed individual pacts and 700 that have contracts with Local 807 continue deliveries; Adelizzi denies Hoffa rept on pacts; warns that entire indus will close down if union engages in selective striking
1962Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian-French psychologist and journalist (died 2010)[†]
Kalthoum Sarrai, best known as Cathy Sarrai, was a Tunisian-born French television presenter, anchorwoman and television personality. She was known to many French and Belgian television viewers for her role in the French version of Super Nanny, which began airing on M6 on 1 February 2005.
1962Aida Turturro, American actress[†]
Aida Turturro is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos.
1962Dariusz Wdowczyk, Polish footballer and coach[†]
Dariusz Wdowczyk is a Polish former professional football manager and player. He played for Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Celtic, Reading, and Polonia Warsaw. He has subsequently carved out a career in football management.
1962The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.[†]
Ferhat Abbas was an Algerian politician who acted in a provisional capacity as the then yet-to-become independent country's Prime Minister from 1958 to 1961, as well as the first President of the National Assembly and the first acting Chief of State after independence.
1962The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.[†]
The North Yemen civil war, also known as the 26 September revolution, was a civil war fought in North Yemen from 1962 to 1970 between partisans of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and supporters of the Yemen Arab Republic. The war began with a coup d'état carried out in 1962 by revolutionary republicans led by the army under the command of Abdullah as-Sallal. He dethroned the newly crowned King and Imam Muhammad al-Badr and declared Yemen a republic under his presidency. His government abolished slavery in Yemen. The Imam escaped to the Saudi Arabian border where he rallied popular support from northern Zaydi tribes to retake power, and the conflict rapidly escalated to a full-scale civil war.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]