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US Sen com links Latin-Amer mil coups to new provision in foreign aid program cutting off aid to mil juntas
State Dept tries to allay W Ger fears as result of Big Lift
mgr Houk succeeds R Hamey as gen mgr
Cuban planes attack and damage US-owned ore ship J Louis, S of Cape Corrientes; map; illus; ship accidentally sailed into battle between Cubans and exile raiders; resumes trip; none hurt
Illus and pors
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 23, 1963, covering October 23, 1963.
Peter| Paul & Mary
Soundtrack
Allan Sherman
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
1963Gordon Korman, Canadian-American author[†]
Gordon Korman is a Canadian author of children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appeared at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
1963Rashidi Yekini, Nigerian footballer (died 2012)[†]
Rashidi Yekini was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Known by his Nigerian team mates and fans as 'The Goals Father', he scored over 480 goals in over 670 games in his career. He is the third all time highest goal scorer in AFCON history with 13 goals.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]