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July 21, 1963

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Headlines from July 21, 1963

Air-Traffic Control Is Moved to Suffolk; AIR CENTER SHIFTS TO SUFFOLK SITE Serves All Traffic

By Edward Hudsonthe New York Times

NY area traffic control center shifted from Idlewild to Bohemia, NY; map

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Tear Gas Is Used In Cambridge,Md.; Negro Protest Off; Whites Heckle Soldiers TROOPS FIRE GAS IN CAMBRIDGE, MD.

By United Press International

Guard uses tear gas after Negroes shove troops assigned to block demonstration; illus; Negroes cancel demonstrations, ask 'day of penance'; Finan seeks to explain misunderstanding over bar assn plans; McWilliams says it was not com's aim to intercede in Cambridge but agrees to attempt mediation; R N King, Negro, charged with June assault involving 2 whites

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SKILED NEGROES IN DEMAND HERE; Posts in Professions and Offices Are Available, but Few Nonwhites Qualify 'Murderous Competition' SKILLED NEGROES IN DEMAND HERE Criticizes Quotas Phone Company Seeks Negroes Wall Street Slow Receptionists in Livery

By Charles Grutzner

C Grutzner survey of employment opportunities for minority groups, NYC

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SAIGON FREES 267; BUDDHISTS FIRMER; Barricades at Main Pagodas Removed but Regime Faces New Demands in Protest Militancy Grows Restrictions Eased 267 BUDDHISTS FREED BY SAIGON New Strategy Expected

By David Halberstam Special To the New York Times

Govt frees 267 Buddhists from detention outside Saigon, removes barbed wire from main pagodas; Buddhists say Govt must meet other demands before they will conf; ask Govt admit responsibility for deaths at May demonstration; observers believe Buddhists do not trust Govt, do not want to conf and aim at Govt downfall

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2 FUNDS TO CONGO SUSPENDED BY U.S; Money to Finance Imports and Public Works Cut Off to Force Fiscal Reform Further Cuts Possible SOME AID TO CONGO SUSPENDED BY U.S. Currency Critically Short

By J. Anthony Lukas Special To the New York Times

pors and illus

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1963Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager^[†]

Kevin Poole is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the goalkeeping coach at Solihull Moors.

1963Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler^[†]

Paulo César da Silva is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. He stands 2.21 m and weighs 202 kg (445 lb). A super-heavyweight wrestler, he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions. Known for his great height, in 2014 he was described as the sixth tallest professional wrestler in history.

Historical Context for July 21, 1963

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

Headlines from July 21, 1963

Air-Traffic Control Is Moved to Suffolk; AIR CENTER SHIFTS TO SUFFOLK SITE Serves All Traffic

Tear Gas Is Used In Cambridge,Md.; Negro Protest Off; Whites Heckle Soldiers TROOPS FIRE GAS IN CAMBRIDGE, MD.

SKILED NEGROES IN DEMAND HERE; Posts in Professions and Offices Are Available, but Few Nonwhites Qualify 'Murderous Competition' SKILLED NEGROES IN DEMAND HERE Criticizes Quotas Phone Company Seeks Negroes Wall Street Slow Receptionists in Livery

SAIGON FREES 267; BUDDHISTS FIRMER; Barricades at Main Pagodas Removed but Regime Faces New Demands in Protest Militancy Grows Restrictions Eased 267 BUDDHISTS FREED BY SAIGON New Strategy Expected

2 FUNDS TO CONGO SUSPENDED BY U.S; Money to Finance Imports and Public Works Cut Off to Force Fiscal Reform Further Cuts Possible SOME AID TO CONGO SUSPENDED BY U.S. Currency Critically Short

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