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Pres Council on Aging rept to Kennedy lists aged's problems; holds they face '2d class status'; backs his proposals for aid; council members named
12 SI students sue Educ Bd and city to end shortened sessions and city's alleged 'interference' in bldg; hold 29,000 get less than the 5 hrs of teaching recommended by Educ Law
Asst Sec Tyler suggests to Amb Drozniak that removal of barriers to Polish goods may depend on Poland helping maintain Laos cease-fire
Mercury flight dir Kraft says much could be gained from Mercury flight lasting up to 6 days and ltd only by endurance of astronaut and spacecraft, news conf
W Ger Min Schroeder tells Brit Amb Roberts that W Ger will insist in NATO Mins Council meeting that GB stand by embargo on pipe exports to USSR; Lord Heath has said GB cannot bar S Durham Steel Co from accepting pipe order from USSR
1963Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Martin James McSorley is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he could play both the forward and defense positions. He was also head coach of the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League from 2002 to 2004. He was a valued teammate of Wayne Gretzky when they played together for the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, serving as an enforcer.
1963Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach[†]
James Samuel Vincent is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He is the current coach of MBB of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
1963Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1939)[†]
Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Syracuse Orangemen who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first black recipient. Davis was selected first overall by the Washington Redskins in the 1962 NFL draft but was almost immediately traded to the Cleveland Browns. He was diagnosed with leukemia that same year, and died shortly after at age 23 without ever playing in a professional game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and was the subject of the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]