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S Vietnam opens new offensive; US bomber pilot Maj O'Neill dies to save 2 crew members, may be recommended for Medal of Hon; details
they seek jury trial but judges indicate they are bound by US Sup Ct rulings barring such a trial in contempt cases; Ct grants Govt motion to disallow Miss from entering case as a state but Chief Judge Tuttle says it may remain as friend of ct
US resumes underground tests; Izvestia blames Brit-US 'retraction' on on-site inspection for talks failure; US officials comment
Leopold Prov police blockade of Leopoldville cuts off food supplies; shortages acute
Kassim regime toppled by pro-Nasserite air force group; Kassim reptd killed in bombing of Natl Defense Min, where he lived; some fighting reptdly continues; natl revolutionary council estab, members not identified; council details coup, broadcast; orders pol prisoners freed, 18 prominent officers who backed Kassim tried; other details; comment; map
1963Brian Greene, American physicist[†]
Brian Randolph Greene is an American physicist known for his research on string theory. He is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, director of its center for theoretical physics, and the chairman of the World Science Festival, which he co-founded in 2008. Greene co-discovered mirror symmetry, relating two different Calabi–Yau manifolds. He also described the flop transition, a mild form of topology change, and the conifold transition, a more severe transformation of space, showing that topology can smoothly change in string theory.
1963Peter Rowsthorn, Australian comedian and actor[†]
Peter Rowsthorn is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, MC, host and theatre.
1963Travis Tritt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[†]
James Travis Tritt is an American country singer-songwriter. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released three studio albums on Columbia Records and one for the now-defunct Category 5 Records. Seven of his albums are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); the highest-certified is 1991's It's All About to Change, which is certified triple-platinum. Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones—"Help Me Hold On", "Anymore", "Can I Trust You with My Heart", "Foolish Pride", and "Best of Intentions"—and 15 additional top-10 singles. Tritt's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]