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W Berlin issue not discussed by Kennedy and Mikoyan, White House conf
Nehru and Ayub Khan sign pact to negotiate dispute after 1 wk of separate talks with Harriman and Sec Sandys in New Delhi and Rawalpindi; did not meet personally; pact seen victory for Pakistan, most important advance toward settlement in 15 yrs; Harriman, Sandys laud pact; comment on their roles; map
Strauss agrees not to join new Cabinet; Christian Dem-Christian Soc Union team opens conf with Free Dems; Strauss pol comeback later seen though Bonn politicians are disillusioned with him; nature of his campaign in Bavaria linked
Gardiner rept to Security Council threatens Tshombe with increasing econ sanctions unless fed const is promptly accepted; rept includes text of Thant plan; Thant gets alternate plan from McGhee and Spaak; details; Gardiner and Brig Rikhye to go to Congo
Defense Dept discloses US mil build-up during crisis including 'upgraded' alert on ICBMs, presumably aimed at USSR, and over 300,000 men and 180 ships deployed for action; other details
1962Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (died 2014)[†]
David Everett Ferrier was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray. Del Ray was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as one half of the Heavenly Bodies with his tag team partner, Tom Prichard.
1962Bo Jackson, American football and baseball player[†]
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in two major North American sports. Jackson's achievements at the elite levels of multiple sports have given him a reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.
1962Daniel Keys Moran, American computer programmer and author[†]
Daniel Keys Moran, also known by his initials DKM, is an American computer programmer and science fiction writer.
1962Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 crashes at Idlewild Airport, killing 25 people.[†]
Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Eastern Air Lines from Charlotte Municipal Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Idlewild Airport in New York City. On November 30, 1962, while attempting to abort an attempted landing at its destination, the Douglas DC-7B operating the flight crashed after it failed to gain altitude and struck the ground. 25 of the 51 occupants of the plane died in the accident. Emergency crews responded, but rescuers were delayed by the thick fog and the soft terrain. An investigation launched after the crash found that the probable cause of the accident was that the pilots had made critical mistakes during the go-around that prevented the aircraft from gaining altitude.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]