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Invasion force of 250 exiles led by Gen Cantave reptdly lands in Bay of Leberte; reptdly comes from Venezuela; exiles spokesman in Dominican Repub claims they took 3 towns; map
series on RC Ch and birth control
Local Planning Bd hearing; coffeehouses scored and praised; illus
com rejects all Adm proposals to raise oil and gas indus taxes except to approve repeal of provision allowing operators to lump properties together for tax purposes for fuller advantage of 27 1/2% depletion allowance; yield seen $40 million a yr; com bars taxing some profits from sales of wells at ordinary rate instead of capital gains; grants special concession for royalties from iron-mining lands over Adm objections
confs, Bonn; illus; returns to US
1963Charles Ingram, English soldier, author, and game show contestant[†]
Charles William Ingram is a British fraudster and a former major in the British Army who gained fame for his appearance on the ITV television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Across two episodes recorded in September 2001, Ingram correctly answered fifteen questions to win the show's maximum prize of £1 million, becoming the third recorded contestant ever to do so; however, he was denied the winnings due to suspicion of cheating.
1963Kevin Mitnick, American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker (died 2023)[†]
Kevin David Mitnick was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and spent five years in prison after being convicted of fraud and illegally intercepting communications. Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial and sentence were all controversial, as were the associated media coverage, books, and films. After his release from prison, he ran his own security firm, Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC, and was also involved with other computer security businesses.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]