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July 31, 1963

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WAGNER EXTENDS CIVIL RIGHTS TALKS ON JOB PRACTICES; CORE Chief Calls Opening City Hall Session 'Good'-- Panel of 10 to Confer MORE PICKETS ARRESTED 31 Seized Near Brooklyn Center and 9 in Queens-- 18 Children Picked Up Wagner Extends Rights Talks On Finding Jobs for Negroes Plasterers Quit Jobs City Aides to Abstain Core Sit-In Goes On

By Peter Kihss

Mayor Wagner arranged yesterday for continuing discussions between civil rights leaders and representatives of construction unions and employers on the dispute over jobs that has led to 691 arrests here this month.

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ASIAN RED MOVES STIR U.S. CONCERN; Washington Thinks Korean Clashes May Foreshadow New Aggressiveness Red China Blamed Anniversary Is Cited U.S. Fears That Korean Clashes May Portend Push by Asia Reds 4 Infiltrators Die Clashes Follow Ambush

By Hedrick Smith Special To the New York Timesspecial To the New York Times

US concerned that current mil clashes in Korea may foreshadow new Communist moves in Asia

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A.E.C. BACKS SALE OF NUCLEAR FUELS TO PRIVATE USERS; Favors Bill Changing Basic Policy--Strict Controls Would Be Continued Private Plants Permitted A.E.C. BACKS SALE OF NUCLEAR FUELS Economic Role Cited

By Robert C. Toth Special To the New York Times

AEC backs amendment to Atomic Energy Act permitting private ownership of fissionable material but continuing Govt regulation of its use, Comr Wilson testimony before Joint Cong Com subcom; bill would make such ownership 'permissible' at once while making it compulsory for power reactors in 10 yrs; price of material would be fixed by AEC based on production costs; other features

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MAYOR ASKS END OF LITERACY TEST; Urges Interim Action to Aid Spanish-Speaking Voter Mayor Asks End to Literacy Test To Aid Spanish-Speaking Voters

By Charles G. Bennett

Wagner, Council Pres Screvane urge Const amendment to let literacy tests be taken in Spanish; back abolishing tests; Wagner calls Spanish NYC 2d language; Screvane charges Legis lags in granting voting rights to foreign-language groups

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Atoms for Peace Prize Shared By an American and a Russian; ATOM PRIZE GOES TO 2 PHYSICISTS Praise by Killian Theoretical Work

By John A. Osmundsen

Dr McMillan (US) and Dr Veksler (USSR) win Atoms-for-Peace Award

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1963Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), English DJ and musician^[†]

Norman Quentin Cook, also known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of samples from eclectic genres, combined with pop structures, processed rhythms and "sloganistic" vocals.

1963Fergus Henderson, English chef and author^[†]

Fergus Henderson is an English chef who founded the restaurant St. John on St John Street in London. He is often noted for his use of offal and other neglected cuts of meat as a consequence of his philosophy of nose to tail eating. Following in the footsteps of his parents, Brian and Elizabeth Henderson, he trained as an architect at the Architectural Association in London. Most of his dishes are derived from traditional British cuisine and the wines are all French.

1963Brian Skrudland, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[†]

Brian Norman Skrudland is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars.

Historical Context for July 31, 1963

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

Headlines from July 31, 1963

ASIAN RED MOVES STIR U.S. CONCERN; Washington Thinks Korean Clashes May Foreshadow New Aggressiveness Red China Blamed Anniversary Is Cited U.S. Fears That Korean Clashes May Portend Push by Asia Reds 4 Infiltrators Die Clashes Follow Ambush

A.E.C. BACKS SALE OF NUCLEAR FUELS TO PRIVATE USERS; Favors Bill Changing Basic Policy--Strict Controls Would Be Continued Private Plants Permitted A.E.C. BACKS SALE OF NUCLEAR FUELS Economic Role Cited

MAYOR ASKS END OF LITERACY TEST; Urges Interim Action to Aid Spanish-Speaking Voter Mayor Asks End to Literacy Test To Aid Spanish-Speaking Voters

Atoms for Peace Prize Shared By an American and a Russian; ATOM PRIZE GOES TO 2 PHYSICISTS Praise by Killian Theoretical Work

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Historical Context for July 31, 1963