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August 4, 1963

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ARMY ABANDONS TROOP ROTATION WITHOUT FAMILIES; Reports Failure of Program Under Which Test Units Went Abroad Briefly PERSONNEL SNARL CITED Project Falls Short of Goal of Stemming Dollar Loss, Pentagon Officials Say Troops Sent to Germany Aimed at Dollar Drain ARMY DROPS PLAN TO ROTATE TROOPS Trial Began Oct.1 Morale Was Affected

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

US abandons rotating units to Ger for brief periods without families; finds dollar loss not curtailed and all personnel concerned unhappy

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Greenwich Village Argues New Way of Life; Coffeehouses Arouse Fresh Controversy Over Carnival Air Greenwich Village Debating Growth of Coffeehouses and Midway Atmosphere PLANS UNIT CALLS PUBLIC MEETING Issue Heightens Interest in Primary Races City Officials Blamed Joined by 'Outsiders' Residents Alarmed Entertainment Is Good Some Landlords Pleased DeSapio Joins Efforts

By Edith Evans Asburythe New York Timesthe New York Timesthe New York Times (BY JOHN ORRIS BY JOHN ORRIS)

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Notable Births

Keith Ellison

1963Keith Maurice Ellison, 30th Attorney General of Minnesota[†]

Keith Maurice Ellison is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2019 as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. He served as Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2017 to 2018, and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. In Congress, Ellison built a reputation as a progressive leader.

Historical Context for August 4, 1963

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