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Christian Dem delegation averts Parliamentary defeat on issue by walking out of Bundestag
HR Repub conf com charges Adm tests ban proposals would leave 'big hole' for cheating by USSR, statement based on Cong com hearings; Maj Gen Betts testimony cited; Repr Hosmer illus with map showing 'big hole' area; Geneva conf; Tsarapkin cautions neutrals against asking for more than 3 yrly inspections
J G Patton urges internatl accords to circumvent EEC curbs on imports
US State Dept clarification of statement on Communism seen easing rift on diplomatic level
Justice Douglas, writing Sup Ct majority decision voiding Ga county-unit system in statewide elections, holds Const issue here differs from that in legis apportionment problem; Justice Harlan dissents; holds Ct cannot properly decide Ga case without exploring whole question of Const standards for legis dists; holds history dispels idea of absolute equality
1963Neil LaBute, American director and screenwriter[†]
Neil N. LaBute is an American playwright, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the New York Film Critics Circle. He wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Possession (2002), The Shape of Things (2003), The Wicker Man (2006), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and Dirty Weekend (2015). He directed the films Nurse Betty (2000), Lakeview Terrace (2008), and the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral (2010). LaBute created the TV series Billy & Billie, writing and directing all of the episodes. He is also the creator of the TV series Van Helsing. Recently, he executive produced, co-directed and co-wrote Netflix's The I-Land. He also directed several episodes for shows such as Hell on Wheels and Billions.
1963Mary Scheer, American actress and comedian[†]
Mary Scheer is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her work in television. She had recurring roles as Marissa Benson on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and as Gladys on the Disney Channel series Bunk'd. She voiced Alice the Zookeeper on DreamWorks animated series The Penguins of Madagascar, was part of the original cast on the sketch comedy show Mad TV, voiced every female character on Most Extreme Elimination Challenge and appeared in GEICO commercials.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]