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PARIS, Nov. 26--The Gaullist victory in France's legislative elections presages a profound and drastic revolution in French political life.
W Ger Pres Lubke arrives, New Delhi
Pres Kennedy, in lrs to Premier Faisal, King Hussein, Nasser and al-Salal, reptdly proposes UAR troop withdrawal and withholding of aid to royalists by Saudi Arabia and Jordan as 1st step to settlement; Amb Hart tells Saudis US must remain in Yemen and finds it difficult to avoid repub regime recognition
Epstein appears on stretcher, refuses to sign waiver; ousted by Rockefeller; Moss dismissed
Frankfurter Allgemeine sees 'Chancellor crisis' from Strauss campaign statement that Adenauer knew in advance of police action against Spiegel; Adenauer aides have denied it; Adenauer confs with Krone and von Brentano; Strauss silent on whether he will withdraw; Bavarian election final results
1962Charlie Benante, American drummer and songwriter[†]
Charles Lee Benante is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. Known as one of the pioneers of double bass drumming and credited for popularizing the blast beat technique, he is Anthrax's main composer and has released eleven studio albums with the band. He also plays guitar on occasion. Benante has toured with the reunited Pantera since 2022.
1962Mike Bordin, American drummer[†]
Michael Andrew Bordin is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Faith No More. He has amicably been known as "Puffy", "Puffster" or "The Puff", in reference to the afro hair style he wore in the early 1980s. The nicknames were coined by Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin, and they stuck around even after he grew out his hair and tied it in dreadlocks, a trademark look he has worn for most of his career.
1962Davey Boy Smith, English-Canadian wrestler (died 2002)[†]
David Smith was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]