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April 12, 1963

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U. S. Pushing Atom Force Despite French Objection; Reaffirms Plans for NATO Nuclear Unit --Says Paris Approved by Agreeing to A-Bombs for Planes in Germany U.S. TO SPUR NATO ON ATOMIC FORCE

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

US to press nuclear force including France despite French objections; decisions reached in Paris confs of McNamara, Rusk, Gens Taylor and Lemnitzer; French air units in W Ger, under '57 accord, are to be given US nuclear arms in event of war, thus making them available under SHAPE comdr for nuclear force

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HOPE ABANDONED FOR 129 ABOARD ATOM SUBMARINE; Navy Board Opens Inquiry in Disappearance of Thresher 220 Miles Off Cape Cod HUNT PROVES FRUITLESS Temporary Curb Is Ordered on Diving Operations-- Some Debris Found Hope Abandoned for Nuclear Submarine With 129 Men Aboard NAVY PANEL OPENS THRESHER INQUIRY Temporary Curb Is Ordered on Diving Operations-- Some Debris Found

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

search illus; hope for vessel abandoned; Sec Korth officially declares Thresher and crew lost, worst submarine disaster in USN history; some debris believed from Thresher found; Anderson temporarily curbs depths to which submarines may dive; Pres Kennedy message of regret; Anderson rules out atomic reactor accident, news conf; illus; repts Vice Adm Rickover assurance of no danger of contamination; Rickover says reactors used in USN vessels can be submerged indefinitely without creating hazard; reactor described

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Notable Births

Lydia Cacho

1963Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author[†]

Lydia María Cacho Ribeiro is a Mexican journalist, feminist, and human rights activist. Described by Amnesty International as "perhaps Mexico's most famous investigative journalist and women's rights advocate", Cacho's reporting focuses on violence against and sexual abuse of women and children.

Historical Events

Soviet Union

1963The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.[citation needed][†]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Historical Context for April 12, 1963

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