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April 27, 1963

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KHRUSHCHEV GIVES KENNEDY BACKING ON TRUCE IN LAOS; Reaffirms Stand on Geneva Accords After Meeting in Kremlin With Harriman STATEMENT IS ISSUED Extent to Which Soviet Will Intercede Is Unclear, but Calming Effect Is Seen Vienna Meeting Recalled Gromyko Accuses U.S. SOVIET JOINS U.S. IN STAND ON LAOS Report Sent to President Burma and Peking Give View White House Delays Comment

By Seymour Topping Special To the New York Times

MOSCOW, April 26--Premier Khrushchev joined President Kennedy today in reaffirming full support for the Geneva agreements of June 12, 1962, that provided for the creation of a unified Laos under a neutral government.

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ROCKEFELLER SIGNS BILL FOR 3 STATES TO PLAN TRANSIT; Action by Connecticut and Jersey Is Needed Before Agency Is Organized EMPLOYER TAX REVISED Governor Backs Reduction in Levies for Concerns With Stable Payrolls Land Sales Protected ROCKEFELLER SIGNS TRANSIT UNIT BILL Reduces Some Taxes

By Douglas Dales Special To the New York Times

NYS bill providing greater protection on investments in out-of-state land promotions signed

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Havana Reports Air Raid; Says the Explosives Failed; Refineries Were Confiscated HAVANA REPORTS A RAID BY PLANE Cuba Calls U.S. Responsible Boats Maneuver Near Cutter Rorke Active Against Castro

By R. Hart Phillips Special To the New York Times

Govt radio repts unidentified plane bombed Regla refineries but bombs failed to explode; exile group in Miami claims to have made attack

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4 Haitian Guards Slain by Gunmen; 4 HAITIAN GUARDS SLAIN BY GUNMEN Soldiers Reported Arrested

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4 guards escorting Duvalier children to school killed by gunmen; children safe; other incidents

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U.S. OFFERS PLAN TO BOLSTER U.N.; High Aide's Speech Suggests 10 Ways to Strengthen Peace-Keeping Role Stiffest Part of Plan Additional Proposals U.S. OFFERS PLAN TO BOLSTER U.N.

By Special to The New York Times

Deputy Asst Sec Gardner urges strict enforcement of assessments, s, Amer Soc of Internatl Law, offering US plan to strengthen peace-keeping capacity

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1963Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer^[†]

Stephen Russell Davies, known professionally as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the revival of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, from 2005 to 2010 and again since 2023. His other notable works include creating the series Queer as Folk (1999–2000), Bob & Rose (2001), The Second Coming (2003), Casanova (2005), Doctor Who spin-offs Torchwood (2006–2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), and The War Between the Land and the Sea, Cucumber (2015), A Very English Scandal (2018), Years and Years (2019), It's a Sin (2021) and Nolly (2023).

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

Headlines from April 27, 1963

ROCKEFELLER SIGNS BILL FOR 3 STATES TO PLAN TRANSIT; Action by Connecticut and Jersey Is Needed Before Agency Is Organized EMPLOYER TAX REVISED Governor Backs Reduction in Levies for Concerns With Stable Payrolls Land Sales Protected ROCKEFELLER SIGNS TRANSIT UNIT BILL Reduces Some Taxes

Havana Reports Air Raid; Says the Explosives Failed; Refineries Were Confiscated HAVANA REPORTS A RAID BY PLANE Cuba Calls U.S. Responsible Boats Maneuver Near Cutter Rorke Active Against Castro

4 Haitian Guards Slain by Gunmen; 4 HAITIAN GUARDS SLAIN BY GUNMEN Soldiers Reported Arrested

U.S. OFFERS PLAN TO BOLSTER U.N.; High Aide's Speech Suggests 10 Ways to Strengthen Peace-Keeping Role Stiffest Part of Plan Additional Proposals U.S. OFFERS PLAN TO BOLSTER U.N.

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