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resentment over shortages linked to riots, Novocherkassk, over June price rises on meat and butter
Ben Bella confs, NYC, with Min Couve de Murville, others; latter confs with Min Khemisti
MOSCOW, Oct. 7 The Soviet Union has once again begun to prepare public opinion for a Communist decision or move in the Berlin controversy that would create a crisis
Cairo radio repts repub and Saudi troops fight in North; Saudi Arabia denies it; map; 3,000 UAR troops reptd in Sana; al-Salal says UAR supplies 'experts' but not arms; al-Baidani warns US delay in recognition may jeopardize US interests in Yemen; Yemeni legation in Jordan says Saif al-Hassan has sent message to UN Acting Sec Gen Thant explaining 'true' situation in Yemen; repts to London indicate UAR has sent men and arms; regime recognized by Communist China
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Oct. 7 U Thant, the Acting Secretary General, has called a meeting of his Congo Advisory Committee to report lack of success of United Nations efforts to induce Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga Province, to join a federal union with the Congolese Government.
1962Richard Lintern, British actor[†]
Richard Charles Lintern is an English stage, voice and screen actor.
1962Bruno Thiry, Belgian race car driver[†]
Bruno Thiry is a Belgian rally driver. He was born in St. Vith, Liège Province.
1962Chen Xiaoxia, Chinese diver[†]
Chen Xiaoxia is a former Chinese diver and the first Chinese world champion in diving. She was dubbed "Diving Queen" by the US Swimming World Magazine.
1962Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.[†]
The Spiegel affair of 1962 was a political scandal in West Germany. It stemmed from the publication of an article in Der Spiegel, West Germany's weekly political magazine, about the nation's defense forces. Several Spiegel staffers were detained on charges of treason, but were ultimately released without trial.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]