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In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]
1963Park Chan-wook, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. His films, which often blend crime, mystery, and thriller with other genres, have gained notoriety for their cinematography, framing, black humor, and often brutal subject matter.
1963Glória Pires, Brazilian actress[†]
Glória Maria Cláudia Pires de Morais is a Brazilian actress. She is best known for her roles in TV Globo telenovelas such as Dancin' Days, Vale Tudo, Mulheres de Areia and O Rei do Gado. She is also known for starring in films such as Academy Award-nominated O Quatrilho, box-office hit If I Were You and its sequel, and Lula, Son of Brazil, which is the second most expensive Brazilian film of all time, after Nosso Lar.
1963Richard Illingworth, English cricketer and umpire[†]
Richard Keith Illingworth is an English former cricketer, who is currently an umpire. The bulk of his domestic cricketing career was with Worcestershire, although he had a spell with Derbyshire, and overseas with Natal. He played in nine Tests and twenty-five ODIs for England, including participating in the 1992 and 1996 Cricket World Cups. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
1963Kenny Wallace, American race car driver[†]
Kenneth Lee Wallace is an American race car driver and former reporter for Fox NASCAR. He retired from NASCAR in 2015 after driving in the national series since 1988. In a career spanning 25 years in NASCAR, Wallace had nine wins, all occurring in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Now retired from NASCAR competition, he continues to race on local dirt tracks across the country as a hobby.
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HR Repubs block final vote on bill after losing attempts to cut funds by $1 billion; details on amendments; Eisenhower, Clay, other Repubs urge Repubs not to make drastic cuts
Tran Van Chuong, father of Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu, resigns as Amb to US and his wife resigns as permanent observer at UN to protest Govt treatment of Buddhists; he says S Vietnam has ignored his proposals for conciliation; deplores daughter's role in crisis; believes tensions result not so much from religious differences but from Pres Ngo's unyielding policies; Voice of Amer records his remarks for rebroadcast in For East; illus of Govt soldiers outside pagoda, Saigon
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rights leaders conf with Gross, plan boycott when pss reopen to protest imbalances; Rev M Galamison comments; conflict centers on involuntary transfer of pupils of both races from pss with 'high ethnic percentage' and adoption of time table; Gross comments; NAACP backs boycott
Zuckert testifies McNamara told Kennedy of tentative decision to award contract to Gen Dynamics 11 days before contract was announced despite earlier pledge to discuss award before letting contract; indicates McNamara reached decision before getting mil experts findings
Appeals Ct rules bd within rights in rejecting slate listing; Asst Corp Counsel Moskoff, reform Dems atty A P Goodman arguments before ct revd
Council calls meeting; Israeli charges against Syria include 98 shootings since Dec and recent ambush of 2 unarmed Israeli farmers, Almagor; Syria charges Israel sent tanks into demilitarized zone; Israeli Amb Comay says border situation deteriorates; says Israel's appeal to Council is 1st in decade and will serve as 'test case' on whether UN can act effectively when Israel, not Arab states, initiates charges; Arab UN bloc blames Israel
Sen Commerce Com prepares bill to prevent strike
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Wagner orders pickets ejected; cites abuses
Hodne Assocs wins Ruberoid Co-sponsored competition for designing E Harlem middle-income renewal project; is 1st time city has used competitive method to get designs for urban renewal programs
US believes some army comdrs persuaded Pres Ngo to crack down on Buddhists and proclaim martial law; US finds situation confused; tries to formulate new policies