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White House confirms London repts of planned meeting
BONN, Nov. 23--Chancellor Adenauer gave the West German people tonight what he described as a factual account of the events of the case of the news magazine Der Spiegel. He immediately ran into Opposition charges of distortion.
LONDON, Nov. 23--Conservative candidates learned today that they had won two Parliamentary by-elections with meager margins.
all 17 aboard killed as Viscount crashes, Ellicott City, Md, on Newark-Washington flight; map; illus; list, of victims; Empire State C of C pres Silverthorne aboard
1962John Kovalic, English author and illustrator[†]
John Kovalic is an American cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
1962John Squire, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Jonathan Thomas Squire is an English musician, songwriter and painter. He was the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with singer Ian Brown. Squire has been described as one of the most accomplished and influential British rock guitarists of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his chiming melodies, spiraling riffs and live solos.
1962Paul Thorburn, German-Welsh rugby player and manager[†]
Paul Thorburn (born 24 November 1962 in Rheindahlen, West Germany) is a former Neath RFC and international Wales rugby union player who played at full back and also featured in the Welsh international team.
1962Ioannis Topalidis, Greek footballer and manager[†]
Ioannis Topalidis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
1962Tracey Wickham, Australian swimmer[†]
Tracey Lee Wickham is an Australian former middle distance swimmer. Wickham was the World Champion for the 400 m and 800 m freestyle in 1978, and won gold in both events at the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games. She is a former world record holder for the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle. Despite her success in the pool, Wickham has battled hardship and personal tragedy throughout her life.
1962Cold War: The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.[†]
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.
1962The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.[†]
That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, and directed by Ned Sherrin and Jack Duncan, and presented by David Frost.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]