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August 27, 1963

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Headlines from August 27, 1963

HOUSE UNIT VOTES MEASURE TO BAR RAILROAD STRIKE; Approves Arbitration of Two Leading Issues in Dispute Over Working Rules ACTION ON BILL IN DOUBT Senators Caucus as Debate Halts--Humphrey Warns of Delay in Passage Trains to Proceed Crew Is Main Issue HOUSE UNIT VOTES RAIL STRIKE BILL Senators Caucus

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

HR Commerce Com approves amended version of bill that would leave unions free to strike if collective bargaining fails to resolve secondary issues; Sens halt debate for party caucuses; 7 rrs notify crewmen that work rules will be changed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 21, 1963, covering August 27, 1963.

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    Album cover for Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius by Stevie Wonder

    Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius

    Stevie Wonder

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    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    Album cover for Days Of Wine And Roses by Andy Williams

    Days Of Wine And Roses

    Andy Williams

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    Album cover for (Moving) by Peter| Paul & Mary

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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Notable Deaths

W. E. B. Du Bois

1963W. E. B. Du Bois, American sociologist, historian, and activist (born 1868)[†]

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi

1963Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, Pakistani mathematician and scholar (born 1888)[†]

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, also known by the honorary title Allama Mashriqi, was a British Indian, and later, Pakistani mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.

Historical Events

Intrepid Potash

1963An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners.[†]

Intrepid Potash, Inc., based in Denver, Colorado, is a fertilizer manufacturer. The company is the largest producer of potassium chloride, also known as muriate of potash, in the United States. It owns three mines, all in the Western U.S., near the cities of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Moab, Utah, and Wendover, Utah.

Historical Context for August 27, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]