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June 16, 1963

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2 LATINS PROPOSE ALLIANCE CHANGE; Inter-American Committee to Direct Aid Program Is Urged by Ex-Presidents Proposals Are Far-Reaching 2 LATINS PROPOSE ALLIANCE CHANGE

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

Ex-Presidents Kubitschek and Lleras Camargo urge creation of inter-Amer development com to give central direction to Alliance for Progress, repts to OAS Council; Kubitschek charges Alliance is far from meeting ideals proclaimed by Kennedy; notes mistaken US appraisals of other nations; Lleras backs some Kubitschek criticisms; deplores US Cong cut of Alliance funds in '62; says Latin-Amer nations are also responsible for Alliance shortcomings; both deplore lack of central direction in program; US officials disturbed by Kubitschek rept; say US Adm favors multilateral co-op approach

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SOVIET ASTRONAUT MAY ORBIT 7 DAYS; He Eats Sausage Pies and Performs Experiments-- TV Viewers Watch Him Designer Is Quoted Asked to 'Do More' SOVIET ASTRONAUT MAY ORBIT 7 DAYS Radios 'Best Wishes'

By Seymour Topping Special To the New York Times

Lt Col Bykovsky continues orbiting earth in Vostok V spacecraft; reptd in good health; orbits earth every 88.2 min with 136-mi apogee, 106-mi perigee; Tass repts Bykovsky slept 7 hrs during 1st night aloft, then exercised and ate; on 1 orbit he used manual control system to check its operation; using code name 'Hawk,' be communicates over short wave and UHF channels; other experiments noted; be radioed greetings while flying over US, was seen on E Eur TV while flying over USSR; Pravda repts launching was from Baikonour space center, Kazakhstan; discusses pre-flight security precautions; in-flight photo of Bykovsky as seen on TV

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Notable Births

The Sandman (wrestler)

1963The Sandman, American wrestler[†]

James Fullington, better known by his ring name The Sandman, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a smoking and drinking "Hardcore Icon" and held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship a record five times. He also had stints in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Historical Events

Vostok 6

1963Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.[†]

Vostok 6 was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.

Buddhist crisis

1963In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.[†]

The Buddhist crisis was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.

Historical Context for June 16, 1963

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