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Foreign Min asks US Embassy to halt alleged spy activities by embassy personnel; US repr reptdly denies and protests charges
Thant sees internatl tensions substantially eased in '62 despite Cuban and other crises and voices hope for further progress toward peace in '63, New Yr message; comments on various internatl problems
1,000 relatives of ransomed prisoners, abandoning their possessions, board freighter in Havana for trip to US; aided by ARC; illus; most are women and children
Pakistan reaches accord with China on border of Pakistani-controlled sec of Kashmir
2 E Ger families flee to W Berlin in armored bus, crashing through barrier at Babelsberg checkpoint; fired on by E Ger guards; driver hurt, others safe; illus
1962Mark Few, American basketball player and coach[†]
Mark Norman Few is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Gonzaga University since 1999.
1962John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author[†]
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator.
1962Bill Self, American basketball player and coach[†]
Billy Eugene Self Jr. is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. Self has held various coaching roles at the collegiate level and has been the coach of the Jayhawks since 2003.
1962Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer[†]
Sherri Steinhauer is an American professional golfer who plays on the Legends Tour. She retired from the LPGA Tour in 2012 after a 26-year career. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major championships, the 1992 du Maurier Classic and 2006 Women's British Open.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]