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Bavaria to grant asylum if he halts pot activity; Chancellor Adenauer refused to accept personal appeal for asylum; Bidault under police guard, Steinbach; illus
Executed, Paris, for role in assassination plot against Pres de Gaulle; por
Kennedy manpower message to Cong calls cut principal way to curb rising unemployment
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PARIS, March 11--Industrial production in the European Common Market countries combined rose by 6 per cent in 1962, the Executive Commission reported today.
1963John Andretti, American race car driver (died 2020)[†]
John Andrew Andretti was an American professional race car driver. He won individual races in CART, IMSA GTP, Rolex Sports Car Series, and NASCAR during his career. A member of the Andretti racing family, he was the son of Aldo Andretti, older brother of racer Adam Andretti, nephew of Mario Andretti, and the cousin to CART drivers Michael and Jeff Andretti. He was also the first cousin once-removed of Marco Andretti.
1963Candy Costie, American swimmer[†]
Candace (Candy) Costie, known by her married name Candace Costie Merrill since 1995, is an American former synchronized swimming competitor who competed for the University of Arizona, and was a 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winner in the solo event. She later worked as a broadcaster for sporting events, and in real estate development for her husband's Merrill Company.
1963Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner and coach[†]
Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a Brazilian former middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only ten men, and in August 1984 became the second man, to run the 800 metres in less than 1 minute 42 seconds.
1963Reiner Gies, German boxer[†]
Reiner Gies is a former German boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for West Germany. Four years earlier, when Los Angeles, California hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
1963Ian Holloway, English footballer and manager[†]
Ian Scott Holloway is an English professional football manager, former player, media personality and television pundit who is the manager of EFL League Two club Swindon Town.
1963Paul Way, English golfer[†]
Paul Graham Albert Way is an English professional golfer.
1963Jake Weber, English actor[†]
Jake T. Weber is an English actor. He is known in film for his role as Michael in Dawn of the Dead and for his role as Drew in Meet Joe Black. On television, he is best known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived husband of psychic Allison DuBois, in the popular drama series Medium.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]