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November 6, 1962

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Headlines from November 6, 1962

U.S. SAYS SOVIET FAIL TO REMOVE BOMBERS IN CUBA; McCloy Is Reported to Have Told Russian of Serious Concern in Washington PHOTOS SHOW PLANES Kennedy Said to Be Getting Promises Moscow Backs Missile-Site Inspection

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

McCloy and Stevenson reptdly protest to Kuznetsov against USSR failure to remove jet bombers from Cuba; Thant poll finds Security Council members want to defer Council meeting pending more detailed US-USSR-Cuban accord; US sees no need to get Cuban approval for IRC inspection at sea of Cuba-bound ships

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Nixon Denounces Campaign 'Smears' In 11th-Hour Plea; Nixon Denounces Democratic Campaign 'Smears'

By Bill Becker Special To the New York Times

Nixon makes 11th-hr TV bid to turn apparently adverse tide; charges Brown smeared his personal integrity; scores revival of Hughes Tool loan issue; calls Brown bad Gov; charges Dems distributed literature accusing him of being anti-Negro, anti-Semitic, anti-Cath; claims he has been victim of smears since '48; joined on program by wife and daughters; illus; Brown denies charges; Wyman labels Chotiner mastermind of 'dirtiest campaign' in Calif history; says Nixon 'last-min sneak attack' follows failure to pressure Knight into backing him despite phone call to Knight from Eisenhower; Nixon aide denies call was made; Burkhalter sues Nixon for $2 million for slander; Nixon complies with Superior Ct order, says he does not back any candidates for Fed office

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BULGARIAN REDS REMOVE PREMIER FROM PARTY POST; Six Others Are Dismissed From Central Committee-- Chervenkov Out of Party Soviet Hailed on Cuba YUGOV IS PURGED FROM PARTY POST Accused of 'Personality Cult' Cuba Called Major Issue Sympathy for China Was Clear

By Paul Underwood Special To the New York Times

Ousted from party Central Com; keeps premiership

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VOTING IN NATION NARROW IN SCOPE; Midterm Balloting Today Is Likely to Be Inconclusive on Any Major Issues

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

Sen Goldwater and Repr Wilson score US no-invasion pledge as helping Castro

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City Housing Unit Denies Fiscal Crisis; HOUSING UNIT SEES NO FISCAL CRISIS

By Martin Arnold

The New York City Housing Authority defended itself yesterday in the face of Federal warnings that it was headed toward a financial crisis.

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1962Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya, Russian pilot and former cosmonaut^[†]

Nadezhda Vasilyevna Kuzhelnaya is a former Russian cosmonaut. She had been due to fly on Soyuz TM-32, but was cut in order to accommodate American space tourist Dennis Tito. She later retired from the service in 2004, to become a commercial pilot with Russian carrier Aeroflot.

Historical Context for November 6, 1962

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

Headlines from November 6, 1962

U.S. SAYS SOVIET FAIL TO REMOVE BOMBERS IN CUBA; McCloy Is Reported to Have Told Russian of Serious Concern in Washington PHOTOS SHOW PLANES Kennedy Said to Be Getting Promises Moscow Backs Missile-Site Inspection

Nixon Denounces Campaign 'Smears' In 11th-Hour Plea; Nixon Denounces Democratic Campaign 'Smears'

BULGARIAN REDS REMOVE PREMIER FROM PARTY POST; Six Others Are Dismissed From Central Committee-- Chervenkov Out of Party Soviet Hailed on Cuba YUGOV IS PURGED FROM PARTY POST Accused of 'Personality Cult' Cuba Called Major Issue Sympathy for China Was Clear

VOTING IN NATION NARROW IN SCOPE; Midterm Balloting Today Is Likely to Be Inconclusive on Any Major Issues

City Housing Unit Denies Fiscal Crisis; HOUSING UNIT SEES NO FISCAL CRISIS

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