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apptmt of Amb Mann as Asst State Sec for Latin-Amer Affairs seen Johnson Adm move to coordinate Alliance programs
6 dead, some 200 homes destroyed by floods after reservoir dam bursts, Los Angeles Baldwin Hill sec, sweeping 2 massive tides over area; map; illus
US officer says Nov coup deprived S Vietnamese of mil 'momentum' and permitted Vietcong to seize initiative, resulting in heavy losses of men and arms by S Vietnam
Struck and killed by auto, NYC; police say act may have been deliberate
survey of W Coast indus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 1963, covering December 15, 1963.
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
Trini Lopez
Elvis Presley
1963Ellie Cornell, American actress and producer[†]
Ellie Cornell is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in the 1988 film Married to the Mob before becoming known for her roles as Rachel Carruthers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), and as Detective Janet Wright in the TV series Femme Fatales.
1963Norman J. Grossfeld, American screenwriter and producer[†]
Norman J. Grossfeld is an American director, television producer, record producer, screenwriter and media executive. From February 1994 to December 2009, he was the president of 4Kids Productions, a former subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment and Leisure Concepts. He produced the English adaptations of the first eight seasons of the Pokémon TV series and five seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh!. He produced five seasons of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, five Pokémon movies, and one Yu-Gi-Oh! movie for 4Kids TV. In addition to producing and executive producing, Grossfeld co-wrote most of the Pokémon films, which grossed over $600 million worldwide. Grossfeld is credited with writing the Pokémon franchise's tagline, "Gotta catch 'em all!" He was also an executive producer for the anime One Piece.
1963Helen Slater, American actress[†]
Helen Rachel Slater is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing the DC Comics superheroine Supergirl in the 1984 film Supergirl, as well as appearing in films such as The Legend of Billie Jean (1985), Ruthless People (1986), The Secret of My Success (1987), City Slickers (1991), Chantilly Lace (1993), and Lassie (1994). She provided the voice of Talia al Ghul in Batman: The Animated Series, portrayed Lara-El in Smallville, and played Eliza Danvers in the 2015 Supergirl TV series.
1963David Wingate, American basketball player[†]
David Grover Stacey Wingate Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. The shooting guard-small forward spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with six teams.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]