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Budget Bur and some Govt scientists propose cutting Project Rover budget by $180 million; AEC and NASA opposed; decision up to Kennedy; he reptdly discussed issue during recent visit Los Alamos; comment
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Labor Dept repts factory work wk up 0.1 hrs, Nov, to 40.4, as against usual 0.2 drop
Govt aide O V Penkovsky arrested for collecting secret information for US and Brit intelligence; links him with G Wynne, Briton recently seized in Hungary and brought to USSR on spy charges; charges he had contact with US Embassy aide R Jacob, ousted in Nov, and attache R U Carlson
1962Tracy Austin, American tennis player and sportscaster[†]
Tracy Ann Austin Holt is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks. Austin won 30 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two major titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens, as well as five doubles titles, including the mixed doubles title at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, partnering her brother John. Additionally, she won the 1980 WTA Tour Championships and the year-ending 1981 Toyota Championships, both in singles.
1962Arturo Barrios, Mexican-American runner[†]
Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican and American long-distance runner who set the 10,000 m world record in 1989, the one hour world record in 1991, and the 20,000 m world record en route to the one hour run world record.
1962Mike Golic, American football player and radio host[†]
Michael Louis Golic Sr. is an American television host and former professional football player. He played as defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). Golic is well known for his 25-year association with ESPN, most notably co-hosting ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike from 2000 to 2017. He currently co-hosts a talk show with his son, Mike Golic Jr., on FanDuel Sports Network.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]