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Suggests summit conf in hopes of averting nuclear war over Cuban crisis, lr to Lord Russell
briefs Cong leaders, sets regional briefings for other Cong members and Govs
blockade in effect; Defense Dept repts some USSR ships have apparently altered course away from Cuba; ships carrying materiel illus; speculation, Washington, on USSR moves
Nehru reptdly rejects Khrushchev proposal for cease-fire and negotiations; conditions talks on Chinese return to positions held in early Sept; Chinese take 5 more posts, move on Towang; fighting continues, Ladakh; maps
NY Times (L Robinson) survey links North and border states Negroes increasing discontent with both parties partly to alleged bias in unions
1962David Furnish, Canadian filmmaker[†]
David James Furnish is a Canadian filmmaker and former advertising executive. He is the husband of English singer, pianist and composer Sir Elton John.
1962Steve Gainer, American cinematographer and director[†]
Steve Gainer, ASC ASK is an Emmy Award winning American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
1962Steve Hodge, English footballer and manager[†]
Stephen Brian Hodge is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s. One high point of his career was playing in the 1986 World Cup, another was winning two League Cups with Nottingham Forest. He was also part of Leeds United's 1992 title-winning team though his starting appearances at Leeds were limited.
1962John Stollmeyer, American soccer player[†]
John Michael Stollmeyer is an American former soccer player. He played two seasons in Major Indoor Soccer League and one each in both the American Soccer League and the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned thirty-one caps with the U.S. national team from 1986 to 1990 and was a member of the U.S. team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
1962Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.[†]
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis, was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments of nuclear missiles in Cuba. The crisis lasted from 16 to 28 October 1962. The confrontation is widely considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into full-scale nuclear war.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]