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China charges India prepares for war resumption; holds cease-fire 'unstable,' blaming India's refusal to accept terms; Mrs Bandaranaike in Canton; confident that Colombo conf proposals will lead to India-China talks
NASA rules a co cannot be both tech mgr of project and supplier of 'hardware,' case involving GE role in Apollo project; details; comment
series of fetes set to mark 'most populous' rank; state claims population of 17,393,000, as against NY's 17,341,000; NYS, US Census Bur dispute figures
Cuba demands resumption of Pan Amer service as price for releasing more relatives of ransomed Cuban prisoners now in US
US reptd surprised by fighting but hopeful it will quickly end Katanga secession
1962Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach[†]
Tyrone Kennedy Corbin is an American former professional basketball player who last worked as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets. He was first appointed the assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns, then was named the Utah Jazz’s head coach, on February 10, 2011, following the resignation of longtime coach Jerry Sloan. He was also the brief interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings in the 2014–15 season before being replaced by George Karl. Prior to that, Corbin played 16 seasons in the NBA.
1962Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (died 2013)[†]
Christopher Alexander Hallam, MBE was a Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete. He competed at four Paralympic Games; Stoke Mandeville, England (1984), Seoul, South Korea (1988), Barcelona, Spain (1992) and Atlanta, United States (1996), as well as two Commonwealth Games; Auckland, New Zealand (1990) and Victoria, British Columbia (1994).
1962Jennifer Higdon, American composer[†]
Jennifer Elaine Higdon is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto and three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto in 2010, Viola Concerto in 2018, and Harp Concerto in 2020. Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019, she was a professor of composition at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1994 to 2021.
In 1962, the world population was approximately 3,123,374,315 people[†]