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GB to build own craft to carry US Polaris missiles under Kennedy-Macmillan accord
Amb Stevenson cation of Congo, news conf; stresses US backing for Thant plan, including use of force if necessary; sees no USSR intervention; Amb Zorin holds mil action by US and UN illegal; UN Assembly authorizes Thant to spend $10 million a mo on operations
Internatl Ct rules 8-7 it has jurisdiction to rule on charges, brought by Liberia and Ethiopia in '60, that S Africa's apartheid policy in territory violates its mandate and hence UN Charter; ruling clears way for Ct hearing of evidence on adm of territory; case revd
Pres Kennedy to ask Cong to repeal ban
US offers France Polaris missiles, which France would equip with own nuclear warheads and install on own submarines, provided these systems ore integrated with projected NATO nuclear force; move is part of Pres Kennedy-Prime Min Macmillan accord reached at Nassau, Bahamas, conf
1962Ralph Fiennes, English actor[†]
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes is an English actor, film producer, and director. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
1962Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (born 1891)[†]
Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]