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December 15, 1962

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Headlines from December 15, 1962

KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT TO SPUR ECONOMY; Says He Will Seek Slashes in 1963 in Corporate and Individual Levies TALKS TO BUSINESSMEN Asserts Plan Would Increase Spending and Thus Serve as Aid to Industry Tests Are Set Forth KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT Differs with Rockefeller

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

S To Econ Club of NY on plans for tax cut and tax reform to aid econ

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Macmillan Goes to Paris to Talk To de Gaulle on Common Market; Macmillan Goes to Paris to Talk To De Gaulle on Common Market

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

Macmillan in France for talks with de Gaulle; speculation

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CHINESE DEMAND A PARLEY OF REDS TO STUDY SCHISM; Moscow Thought to Resist Proposal by Peking That World Parties Convene 'Serious Consequences' Seen CHINESE DEMAND A PARLEY OF REDS

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

China criticizes attacks at Czech cong, note to cong broadcast by Peking radio; asks world conf of Communist parties to 'clarify' issues in dispute with USSR

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NATO COOL TO IDEA OF U.S. TO STEP UP NON-ATOM FORCE; Allies' Meeting Gets Data From McNamara on the West's Nuclear Margin COST FACTOR STRESSED But Washington Holds Open Possibility of European Atomic Weaponry Security Gain Cited NATO ALLIES COOL TO U.S. PROPOSAL

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

Sec McNamara outlines US stand that Eurs should concentrate on bldg non-nuclear force, s, Mins Council; stresses need to build force to 30 divs; other details

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DOUGLAS ASSAILS PENTAGON POWER; Military and C.I.A. Intrigue Called Threat to Freedom Power of Pentagon Assailed by Douglas As Threat to Liberty Effects of Technology

By Unknown Author

Pub booklet 'Freedom of the Mind' by Justice Douglas, part of series

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1962Tim Gaines, American bass player^[†]

Tim Gaines is an American bass guitarist best-known as the long-time bassist for the Christian metal band Stryper until his departure in 2017.

1962Simon Hodgkinson, English rugby player and coach^[†]

Simon Hodgkinson is a former England international rugby union player. He represented England at fullback between 1989 and 1991, gaining 14 Test caps.

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1962Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (born 1899)^[†]

Charles Laughton was a British and American actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future wife Elsa Lanchester, with whom he lived and worked until his death.

Historical Context for December 15, 1962

In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people^[†]

Headlines from December 15, 1962

KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT TO SPUR ECONOMY; Says He Will Seek Slashes in 1963 in Corporate and Individual Levies TALKS TO BUSINESSMEN Asserts Plan Would Increase Spending and Thus Serve as Aid to Industry Tests Are Set Forth KENNEDY PLEDGES TO PRESS TAX CUT Differs with Rockefeller

Macmillan Goes to Paris to Talk To de Gaulle on Common Market; Macmillan Goes to Paris to Talk To De Gaulle on Common Market

CHINESE DEMAND A PARLEY OF REDS TO STUDY SCHISM; Moscow Thought to Resist Proposal by Peking That World Parties Convene 'Serious Consequences' Seen CHINESE DEMAND A PARLEY OF REDS

NATO COOL TO IDEA OF U.S. TO STEP UP NON-ATOM FORCE; Allies' Meeting Gets Data From McNamara on the West's Nuclear Margin COST FACTOR STRESSED But Washington Holds Open Possibility of European Atomic Weaponry Security Gain Cited NATO ALLIES COOL TO U.S. PROPOSAL

DOUGLAS ASSAILS PENTAGON POWER; Military and C.I.A. Intrigue Called Threat to Freedom Power of Pentagon Assailed by Douglas As Threat to Liberty Effects of Technology

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