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July 8, 1963

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RAILROAD UNIONS TURN DOWN PLAN TO AVERT STRIKE; Offer Proposal to Operate Passenger Trains in Event of a Walkout Thursday U.S. WEIGHS NEXT MOVE Brotherhoods Declare Wirtz Sought Forced Arbitration --Lines Accept Program Would Donate Wages Power Is Exhausted RAILROAD UNIONS BAR WIRTZ'S PLAN

By John D. Pomfret Special To the New York Times

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Traffic Deaths Set U.S. Record For a Four-Day July 4 Holiday; HOLIDAY DEATHS SET U.S. RECORD

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hwy death toll 525

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U.N. FORCE TO QUIT CONGO BEFORE '64; Financial Crisis Is Reported to Underlie Thant Decision for Early Withdrawal Some Refuse to Pay U.N. FORCE TO QUIT CONGO BEFORE '64

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

Sec Gen Thant decides re withdraw almost entire UN force by '64

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SPAAK IS IN SOVIET TO SEE KHRUSHCHEV ON EASING TENSION; West's Spokesman to Meet Premier in Kiev Today on Russian Intentions CHINA SPLIT A FACTOR Moscow Talks With Peking Delegates in Recess, With Neither Side Yielding Test of Soviet Policy Prospect for Discussions SPAAK IS IN SOVIET TO SEE KHRUSHCHEV

By Seymour Topping Special To the New York Times

Min Spaak arrives, Moscow, for talks with Premier Khrushchev

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7 KILLED AS JET HITS A DAY CAMP; 17 Hurt in Crash of Plane Near Philadelphia After Its Pilot Bails Out 7 KILLED AS JET HITS A BOYS CAMP Crash Is Investigated

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3 killed, 17 hurt as USMC jet fighter crashes into day camp, Willow Grove, Pa, in attempt to land at Naval Air Station nearby; illus; pilot bails out

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Notable Births

Mark Christopher

1963Mark Christopher, American director and screenwriter^[†]

Mark Christopher is a screenwriter and director best known for directing and writing 54 (1998).

Historical Context for July 8, 1963

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