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November 22, 1962

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Headlines from November 22, 1962

OFFICIALS HOPEFUL ON HOUSING ORDER; SOUTH IS CRITICAL; Talmadge Warns of Peril to Economy in Curbing of Racial Discrimination WIDE EFFECT DOUBTED Supporters Note Limitations in Scope of Regulation but Voice Satisfaction Resistance Expected CAPITAL HOPEFUL ON HOUSING ORDER Enforcement Stressed Expense Is a Factor Effect on States Weighed

By Richard E. Mooney Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 --The new Federal order against discrimination in housing went into effect today with the Administration confident that it would have tangible but not revolutionary effect, and with its critics crying disaster.

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FLUID U.S. POLICY SEEKS TO HASTEN FALL OF CASTRO; Administration's Insistence on Inspections Is Heart of Strategy on Cuba Missiles Shipped Out U.S. Demands Inspection FLUID U.S. POLICY AIMED AT CASTRO U.S. Ready to Resume Talks Stevenson Is Hopeful

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

US seen intending to keep position fluid in hopes that Castro status will deteriorate; reptdly will not give no-invasion pledge so long as there is no on-site inspection; Castro agreement to such inspection now seen further weakening his position

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Notable Births

Sumi Jo

1962Sumi Jo, South Korean soprano[†]

Sumi Jo, OSI is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy Award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.

1962Victor Pelevin, Russian author[†]

Victor Olegovich Pelevin is a Russian fiction writer. His novels include Omon Ra (1992), The Life of Insects (1993), Chapayev and Void (1996), and Generation P (1999). He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the Russian Little Booker Prize (1993) and the Russian National Bestseller (2004), the former for the short story collection The Blue Lantern (1991). In 2011 he was nominated for the Nobel prize in Literature. His books are multi-layered postmodernist (disputed) texts fusing elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies while carrying conventions of the science fiction genre. Some critics relate his prose to the New sincerity literary movement.

Historical Context for November 22, 1962

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