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SEC staff rept criticizes dual role of broker-dealers as dirs and execs of cos in whose securities they deal
Govt repts revolt smashed after its forces bomb and heavily damage 2 navy bases; Rear Adm Vazquez, in BA for truce talks, said to demand ban on Peronism; fighting described; illus; 25 reptd dead, 34 hurt
HR Rules Com breaks deadlock, releases Adm program for floor action; Kennedy conf with HR Dem leaders credited
Pres Kennedy names S I Rosenman, C Kerr and N P Feinsinger to emergency bd to try to settle work rules dispute; move bars strike for at least 60 days
SEOUL, Korea, April 3-- The United States has quietly decided to reduce economic grants to South Korea, a country whose economy is heavily based on such assistance.
1963A. Michael Baldwin, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]
A. Michael Baldwin is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He came to public notice as a child actor, appearing as Mike Pearson in Phantasm (1979) and its sequels.
1963Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach[†]
Jack Louis Del Rio Jr. is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Paris Musketeers of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football for the USC Trojans from 1981 to 1984 and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1985 NFL draft. He also played for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins before retiring in 1996.
1963Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2020)[†]
Dale Martin Hawerchuk was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Drafted first overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons as a member of the Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001. Hawerchuk served as the head coach of the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League from 2010 to 2019.
1963Jane McDonald, English singer and broadcaster[†]
Jane Anne McDonald is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. Born and raised in Wakefield, McDonald spent much of her early career performing in local clubs and pubs before landing work as a singer on cruise ships. McDonald became known to the public in 1998 following her appearance on the BBC show The Cruise. The same year, she released her self-titled debut album Jane McDonald (1998), which topped the UK Albums Chart and remained there for 3 weeks.
1963Graham Norton, Irish actor and talk show host[†]
Graham William Walker, known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for the comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show (2007–present). He has received the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance three times for the chat show So Graham Norton (1998–2002). He has been noted for his innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style.
1963Oskari Tokoi, Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (born 1873)[†]
Antti Oskari Tokoi was a Finnish socialist politician who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Tokoi became Chairman of the Senate of Finland in 1917, and thus, he was the world's first social democratic leader of the government. During the short-lived Revolution of 1918, Tokoi participated as a leading figure in the revolutionary government. Tokoi later emigrated to the United States, where he served as the long-time editor of Raivaaja, the newspaper of the Finnish Socialist Federation.
1963Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released.[†]
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by Irving Brecher, based on Michael Stewart's book of the 1960 musical of the same name. It also features songs by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams, and a score by Johnny Green. Produced by Fred Kohlmar, the film stars Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, and Ed Sullivan. Van Dyke and featured player Paul Lynde reprised their roles from the original Broadway production.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]