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Pres Johnson signs bill increasing AEC appropriation to maintain readiness to resume tests
DALLAS, Nov. 30--Lee H. Oswald's frugality may have enabled him to meet his expenses without outside help in the months before the assassination of President Kennedy, a woman close to his family said today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30--A new Labor Department study shows that the hard-core unemployed are largely being passed over by the Federal retraining program.
Election; Menzies Govt wins sweeping victory; pol observers surprised, Calwell expected to resign
Trinidad Embassy, other places hit by terrorists, terrorist threats largely ignored as Govt acts to insure peaceful Pres election; Min Briceno Linares, mil leaders pledge to uphold results; Dem Action candidate Leoni likely victor; leftists, barred from ballot, call for boycott
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1963, covering December 1, 1963.
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Barbra Streisand
Trini Lopez
Peter| Paul & Mary
1963Marco Greco, Brazilian race car driver[†]
Marco Greco is a Brazilian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and auto racing driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 to 1999. His best finish in the season points was third in 1996–1997. He made four starts in the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 14th in 1998. He previously competed in the CART World Series in full seasons in 1993 for Sovereign Motorsports and in 1994 for Arciero Racing and partial seasons in 1995 and 1996 for Dick Simon Racing, Galles Racing, and Team Scandia.
1963Nathalie Lambert, Canadian speed skater[†]
Nathalie Brigitte Lambert, OC is a Canadian Olympic medalist in short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Winter Olympics, and was Canada's flag bearer at the 1992 Albertville Olympics closing ceremony. She is also a three-time Overall World Champion for 1991, 1993 and 1994.
1963Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer and politician[†]
Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga, is a Sri Lankan politician and former cricketer, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri Lanka, and scored the winning boundary in the final. He is regarded as the pioneer who lifted the Sri Lankan cricket team from underdog status to a leading force in the cricketing world.
1963Nagaland, became the 16th state of India.[†]
Nagaland is a state in the north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma) to the east. Its capital city is Kohima and its largest city is the twin Chümoukedima–Dimapur. The state has an area of 16,579 square kilometres (6,401 sq mi) with a population of 1,980,602 as per the 2011 Census of India, making it one of the least populated states in India.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]