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Goldwater accuses Rockefeller of guilt-by-assn tactic in attempts to link him to radical right, int, Washington; urges Rockefeller and Javits to define radical right; repts pressure on him to declare candidacy is rising; will decide by Jan because his name will be entered in NH primary
Rockefeller notes 20 municipalities, NYS, have estab or planned human relations commissions to fight community tensions; action results from lrs to 2,000 mayors and town officials
Haiti accuses Dominican Repub of helping prepare and supply invasion, complaint to OAS Council; Dominican Repub denial; OAS orders probe by special com formed, Apr, to study dispute with Dominican Repub; rebels bypass Cap Haitien, drive SW toward Gonaives; map; claim most towns to E have fallen or sided with rebels; Govt begins airlift to N; troops contact rebels; invasion force put at 300
US plans tariff rises on broad range of imports from EEC countries in retaliation for EEC tariff increases on US poultry; lists 19 products from which to choose on basis of pub hearings; W M Blumenthal says US acts in accord with GATT procedures; says US will compensate by tariff concessions to nations outside EEC hurt by tariff rises; increases will not be effected if dispute is resolved by mid-Oct; EEC exec J Rey regrets move, surprised at scope; W Gers unhappy
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-- Haiti accused the Dominican Republic today of helping prepare an invasion force of Haitian exiles that is attempting to overthrow the regime of President Francois Duvalier.
1963Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player[†]
Paul Dunn is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played club football in Sydney for Eastern Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown, Parramatta and Penrith.
1963Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author[†]
Nicholas John Gillespie is an American libertarian journalist who was editor-in-chief of Reason magazine from 2000 to 2008 and editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason TV from 2008 to 2017. Gillespie originally joined Reason's staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. He is currently an editor-at-large at Reason.
1963Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator[†]
Marthaniel "Marcus" Roberts is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher.
1963Ramon Vila Capdevila, last of the Spanish Maquis, holding out after the end of the Spanish Civil War (born 1908)[†]
Ramon Vila Capdevila, sometimes known by various nicknames, including Caracremada, was a Catalan anarchist, member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, and guerrilla fighter.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]