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June 2, 1963

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DRUG COMPANIES FACE NEW STUDY; But Dirksen Delays Start of Kefauver Inquiry Into Latin Price Pressure 91 Per Cent Price Cut DRUG COMPANIES FACE NEW STUDY Dirksen Objects Kefauver Opposed Move

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

Sen Kefauver repts same big US drug cos act illegally to squelch program in which US cos and Latin-Amer Govts sell prescription drugs in Latin Amer under generic names with resulting big price cuts; his subcom subpoenaes documents from cos (unidentified), Pharmaceutical Mfrs Assn and execs Dr A Smith and W Wien; charges cos apparently tried to have US State Dept bar US participation and discourage program; meets, at Sen Dirksen request, with Sen Foreign Relations Com and State Dept repr

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Gov. Wallace Vows To Defy Injunction And Block Negroes; Wallace to Defy U.S. Injunction And Block Negroes' Enrollment On TV Today Wallace Concedes Defeat

By Claude Sitton Special To the New York Times

Wallace says even an injunction will not deter him from trying to block desegregation, int; stresses he will bar mob violence but will not guarantee Negro students safety

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POPE'S STRENGTH EXTENDS HIS FIGHT AS HIS LIFE EBBS; Pontiff Rallies to Recognize Relatives at the Bedside and Recite Prayers OFFERS LIFE FOR CHURCH He Also Dedicates Himself to Work of Ecumenical Council and for Peace His Visitors Sob PONTIFF FIGHTS ON AS HIS LIFE EBBS Condition Worsened Again 'Breathing Like a Clock' Pope in the Last Throes

By Arnaldo Cortesi Special To the New York Times

Procedure for electing new Pope discussed

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Negro Segregation in the North: Barriers Relaxing, but Slowly; BIAS ALSO FACED BY NEGRO IN NORTH Action Called Tardy 'Open-Occupancy' Housing New York's Law Cited School Situation Related Jersey Parents Boycott Education a Job Factor Training Programs Limited

By Thomas Buckleythe New York Times

T Buckley on bias in North

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Customs Simplifies Declaration Forms; CUSTOMS BUREAU SIMPLIFIES FORMS 250,000 Forms in Use

By Unknown Author

US Customs Bur simplifies declaration forms for arriving passengers

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Notable Births

1963Anand Abhyankar, Indian actor (died 2012)^[†]

Anand Abhyankar was an Indian Marathi film, television and theatre actor. He starred in films such as Spandan (2012), Balgandharva (2011), Matichya Chuli (2006), Vaastav (1999) and Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain. On television, he is known for his roles in Mala Sasu Havi, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Fu Bai Fu, Avaghachi Sansar and Asambhav. Abhyankar died on 24 December 2012 in a car crash.

Historical Context for June 2, 1963

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