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October 11, 1963

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Headlines from October 11, 1963

G.I. SUICIDE SOLD SERCRETS TO RUSSIA; Sergeant in Security Agency Passed Classified Matter but Not Codes or Ciphers SUICIDE REVEALED AS SPY FOR SOVIET

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Pentagon repts Sgt 1/C J E Dunlap, Army aide at agency who committed suicide July 23, passed classified data to USSR agents for yrs; Asst Sec Sylvester stresses he did not have access to codes or ciphers; some data recovered from Dunlap's home; Sen Russell comments; story 1st disclosed by Washington Evening Star; authorities disturbed by leak

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Alpine Dam Resists Slide--U.S. Army Aiding Rescuers; Italian Flood Dead Pass 2,000 In Razed Villages Below Dam Italian Flood Dead Pass 2,000 in Razed Villages Below Dam LANDSLIDE IS HELD DISASTER'S CAUSE Alpine Structure Withstands Huge Wave--U.S. Army Copters Aid Rescue Many Towns Imperiled Call for Help Delayed Americans Reported Buried Quake Was Recorded

By Special to The New York TimesAssociated Press

Landslide, possibly caused by earthquakes, into artificial lake behind Vaiont Dam near Belluno, Italy, causes huge tidal wave that floods Piave River Valley; hundreds reptd dead, town of Longarone virtually wiped out; map; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 9, 1963, covering October 11, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul by Ray Charles

    Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul

    Ray Charles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Marcus Graham

1963Marcus Graham, Australian actor[†]

Marcus Graham is an Australian film, television and stage actor, writer and director, with roles including Mulholland Drive and Josh Jarman. He was known as a teenage heartthrob in the early 1990s while starring in the Australian TV soap E Street as the character Stanley 'Wheels' Kovac He is also known for his role as Harvey Ryan in Home and Away

1963Brian Rice, Scottish footballer and manager[†]

Brian Rice is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently first team coach to David Martindale at Scottish Premiership club Livingston.

Ronny Rosenthal

1963Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer[†]

Ronny Rosenthal, nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward.

Rima Te Wiata

1963Rima Te Wiata, English-New Zealand actress and singer[†]

Heather Rima Te Wiata is a British-born New Zealand singer, comedian and stage, film and television actress, who is also notable for her career in Australia, especially her long-running recurring role in soap opera Sons and Daughters as Janice Reid in 204 episodes.

Notable Deaths

Jean Cocteau

1963Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)[†]

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-century and hugely influential on the surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man".

Historical Context for October 11, 1963

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