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2 unidentified members of US expedition scale Everest; map shows camp sites estab along route
US urges UAR, Syria and Iraq to stop propaganda campaign against Jordanian King Hussein
France and Algeria agree on 1st revision of pact that ended war, result of Ben Bella-Sec de Broglie talks; French to speed up evacuation; Algeria to spur reactivation of French-owned factories; other details; improved French-Algerian relations seen
WASHINGTON, May 2--A pickup in jobs underlined generally improving economic conditions today. April figures released by the Department of Labor showed that nonfarm employment had reached its highest point, after allowance for seasonal factors.
Wagner says budget is strained to provide funds, urges those seeking more outline ways to secure it, Estimate Bd and City Council com hearing; teachers demonstrate under UFT sponsorship; illus; Rubin, others ask more funds
1963Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach[†]
Jeffrey John Hornacek is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for both the Phoenix Suns (2013–2016) and the New York Knicks (2016–2018). He was also an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. He played shooting guard in the NBA from 1986 through 2000 and played collegiately at Iowa State University.
1963Mona Siddiqui, Pakistani-Scottish journalist and academic[†]
Mona Siddiqui is a British academic. She is Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at the University of Edinburgh, a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution and a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. She is also a regular contributor to Thought for the Day, Sunday and The Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4, and to The Times, The Scotsman, The Guardian, Sunday Herald.
1963The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement.[†]
Birmingham is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama, and estimated at 196,357 in 2024. The Birmingham metropolitan area had a population of 1.19 million in 2020 and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama and 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as a major regional economic, medical, and educational hub of the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]