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November 17, 1963

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Headlines from November 17, 1963

Bridges Span Sunken Plaza Guarding Circular Bank

By Unknown Author

A circular glass-enclosed bank building set in a landscaped plaza seven feet below street level has been completed in Los Angeles for the Security First National Bank.

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REALTY VENTURES ATTRACT INDUSTRY; Aluminum, Oil and Chemical Concerns Participate In Projects Across U.S. ALCOA IS BIG LANDLORD Companies Erecting Rental Structures in Maneuver to Promote Their Products Others Become Active Rise in Home Use REALTY VENTURES LURING INDUSTRY Buys Pennsylvania Sites

By Thomas W. Ennis

Major aluminum, oil and chem cos invest in developments throughout US as profitable long-term investments and opportunity to promote products

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PROSPECTS FADE FOR SYNDICATES; 'King' Wien, on Abandoning Field, Forecasts Trusts Will Replace Them POINTS TO COMPETITION Investors Willing to Accept Lower Rate of Return, He Tells Property Owners A Pooling Arrangement Could Be Suspect PROSPECTS FADE FOR SYNDICATES

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Future of syndicates seen doubtful as leading syndicate creator L A Wien leaves field; Wien predicts investment trusts will replace them; cites competition among syndicates and willingness of investors in trusts to accept lower rate of return

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TFX ETHICS CHECK CLEARS GILPATRIC; Justice Department Reports No Conflict of Interest in His Role on Contract TFX ETHICS CHECK CLEARS GILPATRIC Appeal to Senators

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Justice Dept clears Gilpatric of 'legal or ethical conflict of interest' in TFX case

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SOVIET, HEEDING KENNEDY, RELEASES YALE PROFESSOR BUT INSISTS HE WAS A SPY; HE IS DEPORTED Barghoorn Is Shielded on Stop in London-- Due in U.S. Today Soviet Reports Inquiry Soviet, Heeding Kennedy, Releases Yale Professor but Insists He Was a Spy BARGHOORN FREED, FLOWN TO LONDON Shielded, He Keeps Silent on Prison Experience-- Is Due in U.S. Today Kohler at Airport Earlier Soviet Strategy Indicated

By Henry Tanner Special To the New York Times

freed and expelled from USSR; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 13, 1963, covering November 17, 1963.

1
In The Wind
Peter| Paul & Mary
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
4
2
The Second Barbra Streisand Album
Barbra Streisand
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
10
3
Golden Records Vol. 3
Elvis Presley
Last week
4
Peak
3
Weeks
10
4
Trini Lopez At PJ's
Trini Lopez
Last week
5
Peak
2
Weeks
14
5
Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul
Ray Charles
Last week
3
Peak
2
Weeks
12

Notable Births

1963Adrian Branch, American basketball player and sportscaster^[†]

Adrian Francis Branch is a retired American professional basketball player.

1963Daniel Scott, American novelist and short story writer^[†]

Daniel Scott is an American novelist and short story writer best known for his discussions of marginalized characters of American society. He has also been cited as an "almost post-gay" writer in that he sometimes employs gay characters whose sexuality is not necessarily a driving force of the story. Scott has been the recipient of awards from various organizations including the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts and the MacDowell Colony. Born November 17, 1963, in Milton, Massachusetts, he currently lives in New York City.

1963Dylan Walsh, American actor^[†]

Dylan Walsh is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Sean McNamara on the FX television series Nip/Tuck, Al Burns on Unforgettable, and Sam Lane on Superman & Lois.

Historical Context for November 17, 1963

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

Headlines from November 17, 1963

Bridges Span Sunken Plaza Guarding Circular Bank

REALTY VENTURES ATTRACT INDUSTRY; Aluminum, Oil and Chemical Concerns Participate In Projects Across U.S. ALCOA IS BIG LANDLORD Companies Erecting Rental Structures in Maneuver to Promote Their Products Others Become Active Rise in Home Use REALTY VENTURES LURING INDUSTRY Buys Pennsylvania Sites

PROSPECTS FADE FOR SYNDICATES; 'King' Wien, on Abandoning Field, Forecasts Trusts Will Replace Them POINTS TO COMPETITION Investors Willing to Accept Lower Rate of Return, He Tells Property Owners A Pooling Arrangement Could Be Suspect PROSPECTS FADE FOR SYNDICATES

TFX ETHICS CHECK CLEARS GILPATRIC; Justice Department Reports No Conflict of Interest in His Role on Contract TFX ETHICS CHECK CLEARS GILPATRIC Appeal to Senators

In The Wind

The Second Barbra Streisand Album

Golden Records Vol. 3

Trini Lopez At PJ's

Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul

Notable Births

Historical Context for November 17, 1963