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May 12, 1963

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Headlines from May 12, 1963

Hazel Bishop: Cosmetics or Stocks; Company's Founder Now Employed by Brokerage House BROKERAGE WORK FOR HAZEL BISHOP Advice Offered

By Vartanig G. Vartantommy Weber

Int on career as regis repr for Bache & Co; biog; por

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CANADA CONFIRMS SHE WILL ACCEPT ATOM ARMS SOON; Kennedy and Pearson Agree on Joint Defense Policies at Cape Cod Meeting STRESS ON MUTUAL HELP Two Governments Restore Close Ties and Envisage Greater Cooperation Allocating of Warheads CANADA CONFIRMS STAND ON A-ARMS Early Talks Proposed

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

confirms decision, communique, Hyannisport, Mass, with Pres Kennedy; US sources see decision meaning acceptance of nuclear warheads for Honest John missiles in Eur

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THE WORLD; Problem of Haiti War of Nerves Nuclear Genie Dangers Ahead Dangers Ahead Mideast Maneuvers Moscow Show Trial Canadian Visitor

By Unknown Author

Three days from today--May 15 --the six-year term of Haitian President Francois Duvalier constitutionally comes to an end. As the date has approached, tension has risen in Haiti beneath a surface calm imposed by martial law.

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NEWS ALONG THE RIALTO: R&L'S 'DAISY'; Pre-Christmas Premiere Is Planned --Claire Nichtern Looks Ahead

By Lewis Funke

SOONER than we had been led to believe, we are to see the results of the initial collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Alan Jay Lerner.

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HOUSE UNIT SEEKS CURB ON ARMS BILL; Would End Direct Grants by U.S. to Europe--Sharing of Burden Is Proposed Effectiveness Questioned HOUSE UNIT SEEKS CURB ON ARMS AID Lack of Zeal Found Factor of TV Interference

By Felix Belair Jr. Special To the New York Times

US indus survey

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Notable Deaths

1963Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (born 1878)^[†]

Richard Girulatis was a German football manager.

1963Robert Kerr, Irish-Canadian sprinter and coach (born 1882)^[†]

Robert Kerr was an Irish Canadian sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 200 metres and the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for May 12, 1963

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