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October 15, 1962

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U.S AIDES EXPECT 6 BILLION DEFICIT; Experts Attribute Reversal of Outlook on Budget to Sluggish Economy Cuts Put at 400 Million U.S. AIDES EXPECT 6 BILLION DEFICIT Tax Relief for Business Peacetime Record

By Unknown Author

$6-billion budget deficit looms as tax revenues fall; business tax cuts and econ lag linked; corp taxes nearly $3 billion behind Jan forecast, individual taxes $1 billion

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19 Injured and 41 Arrested in Brussels Riots Over Language Issue; 19 HURT, 41 SEIZED IN BELGIAN RIOTS Flemings Hold Majority

By Special to The New York Times

19 hurt, 41 held as demonstration by Flemings turns into riot, Brussels; their demands for greater equality discussed; map

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Eisenhower Marks His 72d Birthday

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Khrushchev Offers a Deal On Cuba and Berlin Crises; Weapons a Key to Policy KHRUSHCHEV DEAL OFFERED ON CRISES Cuba Not On Agenda British Are Optimistic

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

sources among UN delegates reptdly hear that Khrushchev has offered to follow a more moderate course on Cuba if US would ease stand on Berlin; speculation

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2 RETURN TO FREE 8 IN EAST GERMANY; Recross the Border to Lead Friends to the West 2 RETURN TO FREE 8 IN EAST GERMANY One Withdraws

By Unknown Author

2 men who fled to West 3 wks ago return to E Berlin, successfully lead 8 more to freedom

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Historical Context for October 15, 1962

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