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Stroessner victory conceded in election; voting firmly controlled by Govt; Liberals split; main Liberal group calls election fraud; with other parties, charges Stroessner with dictatorship; 70-100 opponents of regime jailed; protest against election illus
President Kennedy returned to Washington late yesterday afternoon, ending a 24-hour "completely private and social" visit to New York.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 10-- Leaders of five unions suggested today a series of meetings with railroad management to try to settle a dispute over plans of the railroad to eliminate more than 40,000 jobs.
Ger resists French bid to switch arms procurement from US; inferiority of French arms a factor; Gers discount success of French-Ger efforts at joint development
Adm in quandary following HR Repub Com on Nuclear Testing charge, joined in by HR Repub leaders, that Adm acceptance of fewer on-site inspections and black boxes leaves USSR free to violate pact; cannot pub test detection research on which stand is based; attack detailed
1963John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1872)[†]
John Olof Dahlgren was an American corporal serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Boxer Rebellion who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.
1963Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1932)[†]
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide in 1963. The Collected Poems was published in 1981, which included previously unpublished works. For this collection Plath was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1982, making her the fourth to receive this honor posthumously.
1963The Beatles recorded their first album Please Please Me[†]
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]