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pub and private assurances by White House reptdly fail to stem rumors that Adm is dissatisfied with Stevenson; Bartlett close friendship with Kennedy, indications in article that he and Alsop were aided in getting data by Atty Gen Kennedy, McG Bundy and other officials linked; speculation
Adenauer confs with Soc Dems and Free Dems; press reaction; Free Dems seek talks with Soc Dems on party coalition
Ben Bella pleads for foreign aid to help solve 'unbelievable' econ and soc problems, s, Assembly; details econ plight, blames flight of Eur businessmen in part; outlines austerity program; revs arrests in recent 'pol purification' drive
says some rules on expense acct-keeping will be eased, statement as hearings on new rules open
Nehru expects delivery of 'a few' MIGs this yr; says plant is more vital
1962José Cura, Argentinian tenor, conductor, and director[†]
José Luis Victor Cura Gómez is an Argentine operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters, notably Otello in Verdi’s Otello, Samson in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Stiffelio in Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio and many others.
1962Pablo Morales, American swimmer and coach[†]
Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. is an American former competitive swimmer. He set world records in the 100-meter butterfly in 1984 and 1986. He was the 100-meter butterfly gold medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games, as well as winning 4 × 100 meter medley relay gold medals at both the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games. He also won 100-meter butterfly and 4 × 100 meter medley relay gold medals at the 1986 World Championships.
1962Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter[†]
Kevin Graham Ogilvie, known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Since 1982, he has served as Skinny Puppy's primary lyricist and vocalist, occasionally providing instrumentation and samples. Ogre's charismatic personality, guttural vocals and use of costumes, props, and fake blood on stage helped widen Skinny Puppy's fanbase and has inspired numerous other musicians.
1962Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager[†]
Fredericus Jacobus Rutten is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he spent his entire career with Twente during the years 1979 to 1992. Following his playing career, Rutten also managed Twente, before moving on to clubs like Schalke 04, PSV Eindhoven, SBV Vitesse, Feyenoord, Al Shabab, Maccabi Haifa and more recently Anderlecht.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]