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Soldiers guard Govt bldgs, Algiers, as police arrest undisclosed number of Moslems and Eurs opposed to Ben Bella regime; details; Khider s to Pol Bur on 'purification' of pol scene linked
P M Chernyshev (USSR) holds UN Assembly vote to assess members for cost of UN force's operations violates UN Charter, s, UN com; holds Security Council July '60 vote establishing UN force illegal
US Defense Dept repts surveillance plane has spotted USSR ship carrying away jet bombers, that others have been spotted being dismantled and crated; illus; speculation on US demands that USSR remove troops
Tsarapkin rejects Indian-Mex-Swedish suggestion for interim accord to halt underground tests at time treaty would outlaw all others, Geneva conf; rejects yrly quota of on-site inspections; rejects Western proposal to ban all tests except underground without controls; suggests using 'black box' formula
1962Vinnie Dombroski, American singer-songwriter and musician[†]
Vinnie Dombroski is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock band Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a member of several Detroit-based bands throughout his career.
1962Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster[†]
Gary Ross Freeman is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s, who both captained and coached the New Zealand national team. He was arguably one of New Zealand's greatest Test halfbacks and at the time of his retirement he was the most-capped New Zealand test player and also held the record for most consecutive tests for New Zealand with 37.
1962Nixon Kiprotich, Kenyan runner[†]
Nixon Kiprotich is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Previously, Kiprotich had come eighth in the 1988 Olympic final.
1962Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager[†]
Kevin Richardson is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for Everton, Watford, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Coventry City, Southampton, Barnsley and Blackpool, and also spent a season in La Liga with Real Sociedad. He was capped once for England.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]