Thursday, August 8, 1963

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The Headlines

U.N. ADOPTS CURB ON SOUTH AFRICA; Council, 9-0, Calls for Ban on Shipments of Arms-- Trade Boycott Rejected Resolution Amended U.N. ADOPTS CURB ON SOUTH AFRICA

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

• Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.

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• The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Paul Dirac (1902)
• Mohamed Morsi (1951)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937)
• Emiliano Zapata (1879)
• Ernest Lawrence (1901)

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Tech Check

Touch-Tone Phone, Computer Mouse (Prototype) & Instant Replay.

Cost of Living (1960)