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January 24, 1963

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Headlines from January 24, 1963

PIER MEN START VOTING ON PACT; SOME DELAY DUE; Mediators Act to End Minor Union-Employer Disputes in Half a Dozen Ports ACCEPTANCE INDICATED Partial Return to Work Is Possible if Snags Develop Over 39-Cent Package Some Opposition Noted Employer Group Threatens PIER MEN START VOTING ON PACT Local Meetings Held

By George Horne Special To the New York Times

ILA votes on proposal; voting delayed by minor local issues in some Southern ports; Phila Marine Trade Assn balks at settlement terms unless ILA agrees to certain demands; NAM calls bd's terms 'bare-knuckled display of Govt power,'

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Notable Births

Arnold Vanderlyde

1963Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer[†]

Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde is a Dutch former amateur boxer, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won three bronze medals in the heavyweight division (≤91 kg). He started boxing at age fifteen. Although Vanderlyde was a three-time European champion and seven-time Dutch champion, he never turned professional. After ending his boxing career in 1992, he entered the corporate world as a motivational speaker.

Historical Context for January 24, 1963

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