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White House repts plans
Pres Brezhnev seen as most likely successor to Khrushchev; speculation
US fears threat to current degree of natl independence if USSR-Chinese ideological rift continues; unnamed Eur foreign min repts Sec Rusk, other US officials, seem to agree that concept of regimes as USSR 'satellites' is obsolete
Kheel suggests city subsidy to help pay for new TWU contract without raising fare, radio int
NAACP to open drive to purge Cong members who oppose civil rights legis; formerly had listed member's record on rights without recommending how voter should vote
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1963, covering December 2, 1963.
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Barbra Streisand
Trini Lopez
Peter| Paul & Mary
1963Brendan Coyle, English actor[†]
Brendan Coyle is a British-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Weir in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries North & South, Robert Timmins in the first three series of Lark Rise to Candleford, and more recently Mr Bates, the valet, in Downton Abbey, which earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
1963Ann Patchett, American author[†]
Ann Patchett is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994), The Magician's Assistant (1997), Run (2007), State of Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House (2019), and Tom Lake (2023). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
1963Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout[†]
Richard G. Sutter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. He is part of the Sutter family, the family that sent 6 brothers to the NHL. He is the twin brother of Ron Sutter.
1963Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Ronald T. Sutter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is the Player Development coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the brother of Brian, Brent, Darryl, Duane and Rich Sutter, all of whom played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the twin brother of Rich and was the last Sutter brother to retire from the NHL.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]