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June 24, 1963

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KENNEDY, IN BONN, PLEDGES TO KEEP FORCES IN EUROPE; But Speeches by President and Adenauer Indicate Difference in Policy EXCHANGE IS POINTED Chancellor Asks Rigid Stand in Cold War, but His Guest Stresses Peace Efforts Differences Ignored Kennedy Arrives in Bonn With a Pledge Not to Pull U.S. Troops Out of Europe BUT A DIVERGENCE IN POLICY IS NOTED President Talks of Peace While Adenauer Calls for Rigid Cold War Stand Move to Ease Tensions Dependence Cited Tribute to Adenauer Adenauer Sees Rcognition

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

Kennedy reasserts US commitment to defend Eur, says forces will stay so long as desired and required, s, Wahn Airport, W Ger

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Notable Births

Yuri Kasparyan

1963Yuri Kasparyan, Russian guitarist[†]

Yuri Dmitriyevich Kasparyan is a Russian musician best known for his time as the guitarist of the Soviet rock band Kino and as a member of Vyacheslav Butusov's group U-Piter.

Preki

1963Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach[†]

Predrag Radosavljević, better known by the nickname Preki, is a former soccer player and coach. He is currently an assistant coach with Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS). He previously coached Sacramento Republic FC and Saint Louis FC in the United Soccer League and coached in MLS with Toronto FC and Chivas USA. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented the United States national team.

Mike Wieringo

1963Mike Wieringo, American author and illustrator (died 2007)[†]

Michael Lance Wieringo, who sometimes signed his work under the name Ringo, was an American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics' The Flash, Marvel Comics' Spider-Man and Fantastic Four, as well as his own creator-owned series, Tellos. In 2017, the Ringo Awards were created in honor of Wieringo. They are presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con to recognize achievement in the comics industry.

Historical Events

Zanzibar

1963The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.[†]

Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre, Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.

Historical Context for June 24, 1963

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