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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 18--Gov. Terry Sanford called today for an end to employment discrimination against Negroes. He announced the formation of a biracial panel to work toward this objective.
crisis over de Gaulle stand discussed
Commerce Dept estimates mfrs sales of durable goods dropped 1% to $16.4 billion and incoming orders 3% to $16 billion, Dec
Bhutto urges US and GB persuade India to compromise
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1963Michael Adams, American basketball player and coach[†]
Michael Adams is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles and was a third-round selection in the 1985 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Adams played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Kings, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets and Charlotte Hornets. He was an NBA All-Star with the Bullets in 1992.
1963Martin Bashir, English journalist[†]
Martin Henry Bashir is a British former journalist. He was a presenter on British and American television and for the BBC's Panorama programme, for which he gained an interview with Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretences in 1995. Although the interview was much heralded at the time, it was later determined that he used forgery and deception to gain it.
1963John Bercow, English politician, Speaker of the House of Commons[†]
John Simon Bercow is a British former politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019. A member of the Conservative Party prior to becoming Speaker, he was the first MP since Selwyn Lloyd in 1971 to be elected Speaker without having been a Deputy Speaker. After resigning as Speaker in 2019 and opting not to seek re-election as MP for Buckingham in the 2019 general election, Bercow left Parliament. In 2021, he joined the Labour Party but was suspended in 2022.
1963Clement Smoot, American golfer (born 1884)[†]
Clement Eyer Smoot was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 6th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 22nd in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. Smoot was also a successful businessman as he founded an industrial lighting company called Smoot-Holman Electrical Company.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]