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December 20, 1962

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BRITAIN GIVES UP ON THE SKYBOLT, MAY GET POLARIS; Friendly Accord Reached by Kennedy and Macmillan in First Nassau Talk PLEDGE ON NATO NOTED U.S. Pegs Aid for London's Nuclear Force on Its Later Link to Allies Setting for Conference U.S. BARS TEST BAN THAT IS UNPOLICED

By Wallace Carroll Special To the New York Times

reptd US-Brit accord, at Kennedy MacMillan conf, Nassau, provides that US will furnish nuclear arms to GB on condition that GB will eventually integrate its nuclear force into NATO

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KENNEDY MAY ASK RISE OF 3 BILLION IN DEFENSE FUNDS; Top Estimate Puts Outlay for Military at 51 Billion for 1963-64 Period MISSILES GET PRIORITY McNamara Wants 150 More of Minuteman Weapons-- Armed Forces Raises Due Minuteman Missile Big Factor Many to Be Ready Soon PRESIDENT TO ASK BIG DEFENSE FUND

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Fiscal '64 budget seen topping $50 billion; details

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Deadlock Unbroken In Papers' Tie-Up After Day of Talks; DEADLOCK HOLDS IN PAPERS' STRIKE Publishers' Statements

By Special to The New York Times

new talks with ITU fail; Schlossberg repts both sides adamant; citizens com formed to press Fed, state and city govts to restore newspapers to city; some notables among members listed; Powers comments; offers to have work resumed at papers that closed down voluntarily; Bradford says publishers and ITU had reached accord before strike on 87 of 96 contract clauses; says all changes agreed on were due to concessions by publishers, that ITU had made no concessions at all

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VENUS DATA POSE MAGNETIC PUZZLE; 'Quick Look' Suggests Field Smaller Than Earth's-- Cloud Cover Studied How Field Is Created VENUS DATA POSE MAGNETIC PUZZLE

By Robert C. Toth Special To the New York Times

1st data obtained by Mariner II indicate that magnetic field is smaller than earth's; scientists puzzled; speculation

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Britain Accepts Nyasaland Split; Welensky Says He Will Fight It; London Agrees in Principle to Area's Secession From Central Africa Federation Britain Accepts Nyasaland Split; Welensky Says He Will Fight It Welensky Is Defiant Set Back During Week

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times.by Robert Conley Special To the New York Times

LONDON, Dec. 19--Britain accepted in principle today the secession of Nyasaland from the Central African Federation.

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Historical Context for December 20, 1962

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