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May 29, 1963

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Headlines from May 29, 1963

YEMEN ROYALISTS RENEW OFFENSIVE; Imam Said to Believe Cairo Violated Pledge--Sana Reported Attacked YEMEN ROYALISTS RENEW OFFENSIVE

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

al-Badr reptdly has ordered resumption of operations against repub regime because of doubts about pledge to withdraw; map; UAR Maj Gen Qadi says UAR will not leave before realizing all its objectives; charges Saudi Arabia continues to send arms to royalists and to use former Amer B Conde (now called Maj A R Conde) as liaison aide between aggressive bases; D A Schmidt repts Conde has written him from royalist area; US Amb Yost, Asst Sec Cleveland, E Bunker and T A Bartlett urge Thant to speed mission

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Birmingham Negro Pupils Denied Integration Writ; Negro Students in Birmingham Denied a Desegregation Order

By Unknown Author

Judge Lynne refuses to order desegregation, Birmingham; sees 'good faith' of School Bd not yet tasted but warns he will be compelled to order submission of desegregation plan it evidence shows state pupil placement law is used to continue segregation; says 4 Negro plaintiffs may apply for transfer to white schools before Sept 1; notes no Negro has ever applied for such transfer

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Notable Births

Blaze Bayley

1963Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter[†]

Blaze Bayley is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994. He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has pursued a solo career and has released eleven studio albums. Blaze was voted number 67 in Sweden Rock magazine's top 100 singers of all time.

1963Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper[†]

Zhu Jianhua is a retired Chinese high jumper. His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event, and is still the Chinese record.

Ukyo Katayama

1963Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver[†]

Ukyo Katayama is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1992 to 1997.

1963Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager[†]

Claude Loiselle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1981 to 1994.

Notable Deaths

1963Netta Muskett, English author (born 1887)[†]

Netta Muskett was a British writer of more than 60 romance novels from 1927 to 1963, who also wrote under the pseudonym Anne Hill. Her novels have been translated to several languages, including: Spanish, French, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and Danish.

Historical Context for May 29, 1963

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