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February 23, 1963

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Headlines from February 23, 1963

KENNEDY TO GET LABOR'S PRODDING ON U.S. ECONOMY; A.F.L.-C.I.O.Will Ask Private Meeting With Him to Urge More Forceful Action LEADERS SEE TIMIDITY Programs Are Watered Down to Appease Congressional Blocs, They Insist View of the Situation KENNEDY TO GET LABOR'S PRODDING Public Attack Avoided Criticism Withheld

By John D. Pomfret Special To the New York Times

BAL HARBOUR, Fla., Feb. 22--The top leaders of the merged labor federation have decided to seek a meeting with President Kennedy to tell him privately what they do not want to say publicly--that they think he must lead the nation more forcefully on the domestic front.

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Notable Births

Bobby Bonilla

1963Bobby Bonilla, American baseball player[†]

Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla is an American former professional baseball third baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001.

Radosław Sikorski

1963Radosław Sikorski, Polish journalist and politician, 11th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland[†]

Radosław Tomasz Sikorski, also known as Radek Sikorski, is a Polish politician, journalist and statesman who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office between 2007 and 2014. He was a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2023. Earlier he was Marshal of the Sejm from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as Deputy Minister of National Defence (1992) in Jan Olszewski's cabinet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998–2001) in Jerzy Buzek's cabinet and Minister of National Defence (2005–2007) in the cabinets of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński.

Historical Context for February 23, 1963

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