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The first of an entirely new family of atomic particles appears to have been observed.
Egorovs in Copenhagen
H Taubman on city in fall
picture article on events during term
Educ Bd tells contractors they may have to sue city to get paid for overtime work ordered last Aug to assure completion of diverse projects by start of school yr; finds that 'change orders' (contract revisions) could not be issued for overtime; Hult confs with city aides to find way to avoid suits but says that bd will back contractors if suits are unavoidable
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 9, 1963, covering October 13, 1963.
Allan Sherman
Ray Charles
Trini Lopez
Soundtrack
Peter| Paul & Mary
1963Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic[†]
Colin Channer is a Jamaican writer, often referred to as "Bob Marley with a pen," due to the spiritual, sensual, social themes presented from a literary Jamaican perspective. His first two full-length novels, Waiting in Vain and Satisfy My Soul, bear the titles of well known Marley songs. He has also written the short story collection Passing Through, and the novellas I'm Still Waiting and The Girl with the Golden Shoes. Channer's poetry collection Console was included in The New Yorker's The Best Books of 2023.
1963Chip Foose, American engineer and television host[†]
Douglas Sam "Chip" Foose is an American automobile designer, artist, and star designer of the car-customization reality television series Overhaulin'.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]