Milestones: Aug. 3, 1962

Born. To Princess Astrid, 30, comely daughter of Norway's King Olav V, and her commoner husband Johan Martin Ferner, 35, a prosperous Oslo clothier: their first child, a daughter; in Oslo.

Died. Matthew Cvetic, 53, who from 1941 to 1950 led a double life as Communist conspirator and FBI counterspy; of a heart attack; in Hollywood. Losing friends and distressing his family, Cvetic organized cells in Western Pennsylvania, attended more than 2,000 party meetings and joined some 75 Communist-front groups. His testimony later led to the Smith Act conviction of Steve Nelson, union leader and top Communist organizer in Pittsburgh, as well...

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