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February 5, 1963

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Headlines from February 5, 1963

DR. BURNS FAVORS KENNEDY TAX CUT; DECRIES SPENDING; Eisenhower Economic Aide Would Hold Deficit to This Year's or Lower STRESSES INVESTMENT Tells Congress Committee Stimulation of Consumer Is a Roundabout Way Sets Limit on Deficit Dr. Burns Endorses Tax Cut But Favors Lower Spending

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

Dr Burns, Econ Advisers Council chmn under Eisenhower, backs proposed cut but urges weighting it more to spur indus investment than consumer buying, Cong com; proposes sales or other taxes to ease revenue losses

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U.S. REVISES VIEW ON ELECTRON BELT; Now Sees an Early End of Radiation Zone Caused by Pacific Test One Test in Particular Now a Middle Ground U.S. REVISES VIEW OF ELECTRON BELT

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

AEC, Defense Dept and NASA revise downward Sept estimates of strength of radiation belt from July 9 nuclear test, joint rept; hold belt will largely disappear in wks or mos; rept strikes middle ground between previous estimates by Govt and Dr Van Allen

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Notable Births

1963Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer[โ€ ]

Steven Shainberg is an American film director and producer. He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg. Both are part of the Shainberg family of Memphis, Tennessee, founder of the Shainberg's chain of stores, which is now part of Dollar General.

Historical Events

European Court of Justice

1963The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.[โ€ ]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), officially the Court of Justice, is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of European Union law. As a part of the Court of Justice of the European Union, it is tasked with interpreting EU law and ensuring its uniform application across all EU member states under Article 263 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

Historical Context for February 5, 1963

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