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January 15, 1963

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Headlines from January 15, 1963

HOUSE LIBERALS WIN 2 KEY POSTS; Ultra-Conservatives Help to Put Jennings and Bass on Ways and Means Group HOUSE LIBERALS GET 2 KEY POSTS Kennedy Was Neutral Spontaneity Cited Landrum Pledges Support 'Honest Differences' Spending Is Defended Text of President Kennedy's Message to Congress on the State of the Union Bars Appeasement

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times.associated Press Wirephotos

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-- Liberals backed by organized labor captured two coveted seats on the House Ways and Means Committee today with the help of ultra-conservative Southern Democrats.

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DE GAULLE SAYS MARKET SHOULD KEEP BRITAIN OUT; BARS A NATO ATOM FORCE; CLASH FORESEEN Majority in European Bloc Want London as Full Member General's Aims Discussed De Gaulle Crosses Out Britain As Member of Common Market Contrasts and Conditions Sees French Force Vital The French Capacity

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

de Gaulle in effect rejects Kennedy offer of Polaris missiles and role in NATO nuclear force by reasserting determination to build ind force, news conf

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Notable Births

Craig Fairbrass

1963Craig Fairbrass, English actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Craig John Fairbrass is an English actor, producer, and screenwriter. He has made appearances in For Queen and Country (1988), London's Burning (1990), Cliffhanger (1993), Killing Time (1998), EastEnders (1999–2001), The Great Dome Robbery (2002), The Long Weekend (2005), Rise of the Footsoldier film series (2007–present), The Bank Job (2008), House of the Rising Sun (2011), St George's Day (2012), Breakdown (2014), The Hooligan Factory (2014), Muscle (2019) and Villain (2020).

Historical Context for January 15, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]