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Hoffa atty Z T Osborn Jr disbarred from Fed Dist Ct on ground he conspired to give $10,000 bribe to prospective juror in trial; admitted making deal with Nashville policeman R B Vick
Downtown-Lower Manhattan Assn plan for redevelopment of area S of Canal St includes proposal for new line under Water St to serve financial dist; D Rockefeller repts NYCTA interested; Wagner refers it to new interdept com; map
History of ownership and operation and former owners' involvement in stock mkt through A L Guterma revd, article in W Turner series on Nev gambling indus
S Vietnam's position seen critical in Long An and Dinh Provs, Mekong Delta; map; Vietcong units have seized initiative, undermined Govt position and use area as sanctuary; Pham Van Dong reptdly orders all-out fight against them; observers see area crucial test of junta pledge to prosecute war more effectively
Min Kayeum in Peking to sign treaty; hon at dinner
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1963, covering November 21, 1963.
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
Elvis Presley
Trini Lopez
Ray Charles
1963Dave Molyneux, Manx motorcycle racer[†]
Dave Molyneux is a Manx chassis engineer who has built Sidecar motorcycles after having finished an accomplished career as a rider in the class. He is the most successful Sidecar competitor in the history of the Isle of Man TT races, achieving 17 TT victories and 30 podium finishes. His race wins place him fourth on the all-time wins list, behind solo bike racers Michael Dunlop, Joey Dunlop and John McGuinness (23).
1963Nicollette Sheridan, English actress[†]
Nicollette Sheridan is an American actress. She began her career as a fashion model before landing a role in the short-lived ABC primetime soap opera Paper Dolls in 1984, as well as starring in the romantic comedy film The Sure Thing (1985). She rose to prominence as Paige Matheson on the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing (1986–1993), for which she received two Soap Opera Digest Awards. Thereafter, Sheridan appeared in lead roles in numerous television films and miniseries, including Lucky Chances (1990), Virus (1995), and The People Next Door (1996). She also appeared in the feature films Noises Off (1992), Spy Hard (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), and Code Name: The Cleaner (2007).
1963Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (born 1885)[†]
Artur Lemba was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music. Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876-1962) were the first professional pianists in Estonia to give concerts abroad. Artur's 1905 opera Sabina was the first opera composed by an Estonian. His Symphony No. 1 in 1908 was the first symphony composed by an Estonian.
1963Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (born 1890)[†]
Robert Franklin Stroud, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner, and author who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States. During his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, he reared and sold birds and became a respected ornithologist. From 1942 to 1959, he was incarcerated at Alcatraz, where regulations did not allow him to keep birds. Stroud was never released from the federal prison system; he was imprisoned from 1909 to his death in 1963.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]