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July 2, 1963

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Historical Context for July 2, 1963

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

Notable Deaths

1963Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1906)^[†]

Alicia Patterson was an American journalist, the founder and editor of Newsday. With Neysa McMein, she created the Deathless Deer comic strip in 1943.

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Headlines from July 2, 1963

Judge's Son Freed In Auto Death of 5; MARTINIS IS FREED IN CAR DEATH OF 5

By Unknown Author

Martinis cleared of drunken driving and leaving scene of accident charges by 3-judge panel

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SENATORS ACCUSE 2 SUGAR LOBBYISTS; Say Lawyers Evaded Law While Acting for Trujillo Call Record 'Shocking' 2 Sugar Lobbyists Are Accused By Senators of Evading the Law

By Cabell Phillips Special To the New York Times

Sen Foreign Relations Com charges attys W S Surrey and M Karasik, members of prominent Washington law firm, with misconduct and evasion of Foreign Agents Regis Act while lobbying for Dominican Repub sugar interests from '54-56; scores law firm for having destroyed pertinent records; Surrey and Karasik deny wrongdoing

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3 VIRGINIA AREAS LOSE RACIAL TESTS; U.S. Courts Reject Closing of County. Schools and Ban Seating by Color 3 VIRGINIA AREAS LOSE RACIAL TESTS

By Special to The New York Times

US Appeals Ct enjoins Powhatan County from closing pee to avoid desegregation order

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101 on a Faculty-Student Flight To Europe Are Stranded Here; 101 ON A FLIGHT STRANDED IN CITY

By John C. Devlin

101 coll profs, students and members of their families stranded, NYC, on charter flight to Eur; Atty Gen Lefkowitz begins probe

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KENNEDY MEETS ITALIANS ON WAYS TO BOLSTER NATO; His Efforts in Rome to Stir Interest in Nuclear Force Said to Win Backing PARTY TRENDS STUDIED Talks With Chiefs Also Deal With Economic Matters and Test-Ban Parley KENNEDY MEETS ITALIAN LEADERS

By Arnaldo Cortesi Special To the New York Times

confs, Rome, with Ital leaders, who are responsive but pleased he does not press for commitment now

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RUSSIAN IS OUSTED BY U.S. IN SPY CASE; Embassy Aide Said to Have Tried to Enlist Immigrant Now Working for C.I.A. U.S. Ousts Russian for Trying To Get C.I.A. Employe to Spy.

By Henry Raymont Special To the New York Times

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MERCURY HITS 98, YEAR'S HIGH HERE; More of Same Is Expected Today Cool Air in Sight MERCURY HITS 98, YEAR'S HIGH HERE

By Robert C. Doty

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British Link Ex-Diplomat To Burgess-Maclean Case; British Link Ex-Diplomatic Aide To Burgress-Maclean Spy Case Philby Known as Journalist

By Sydney Gruson Special To the New York Times

Lord Privy Seal Heath names H A R Philby, 1st sec in Brit Embassy, Washington, '49-51, as USSR agent and '3d man' in Burgess-Maclean spy case; tells Commons that Philby, Middle East correspondent for London Observer until he disappeared from Beirut, Lebanon, in Jan, is believed to be behind Iron Curtain; says it was Philby who warned Burgess and Maclean, '51, that security services were about to move against them; says Philby worked for USSR before '46, had no access to any official data since he left foreign service in '51, had knowledge of certain information until '51 which he passed to Burgess and Maclean; recalls '55 Commons debate in which Macmillan, then Foreign Sec, denied Philby link to Burgess or Maclean; notes Philby was reptd in Yemen on June 3; Lord Morrison comments on case; Burgess and Maclean, in Moscow, deny knowing Philby whereabouts; Burgess denies Philby warned them of arrest; holds it was shadowing by Scotland Yd agents that tipped them off

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U.S. AIDES SHOVED BY POLICE IN ROME; Protest Is Made After Bundy and Sorensen Are Halted at Palace Entrance

By Special to The New York Times

A B Duke, head of US protocol, informally protests rough treatment by Ital police and security agents; incidents described

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Kaplan Appointed Civil Court Judge; MAYOR APPOINTS KAPLAN A JUDGE

By Charles G. Bennett

Comr Kaplan apptd to Civil Ct

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LONDON CHARGES MOSCOW CAUSES FAILURE ON LAOS; Foreign Office Circulates Message to Signatories of Truce Agreement New Conference Opposed LONDON ACCUSES MOSCOW ON LAOS Leaders in Laos to Talk

By Unknown Author

LONDON, July 1 Britain and the Soviet Union reached a deadlock today in their efforts to strengthen the shaky peace in Laos. Britain blamed the Russians.

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City Has No Plans To Transfer Whites To Negro Schools; NO SHIFTING SEEN FOR WHITE PUPILS

By Leonard Buder

Rubin says Educ Bd has no plans to transport whites to Negro areas, news conf; Allen sees limits of such transportation; opposes 'shuffling children back and forth' unless quality of educ is improved for all; calls NYC problem most complex in NYS, insoluble overnight; conf follows meeting with officials to clarify request for data on correcting imbalance by Sept

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