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September 25, 1963

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Headlines from September 25, 1963

ATOM TREATY IS APPROVED BY 80-19 VOTE IN SENATE; KENNEDY SEES PEACE GAIN; CONSENT IS GIVEN Moscow and London Have Yet to Ratify Pact to Ban Tests President Praises Step Backed by Opposition Atom Treaty Approved by 80-19 Vote in Senate; Kennedy Hails Step as Peace Gain TESTING BANNED IN AIR AND SPACE Blasts in Water Prohibited-- Soviet and Britain Have Yet to Ratify the Pact Democrats Split, 55 to 11 Skill and Luck Needed Dirksen Reads Letter Kennedy Praises Action

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

Sen, 80-19, ratifies ltd nuclear test ban treaty; Dems divided 55-11; minority from South except for Lausche and R C Byrd; Repubs split 25-8; minority from Far West except for Smith and Curtis; Sen Cannon votes for treaty; Sen Engle, absent, says he would have; key moves in obtaining impressive margin revd; session illus during vote; Kennedy hails vote as peace step, statement, Newburgh, NY

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 25, 1963, covering September 25, 1963.

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    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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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 Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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Notable Births

Tate Donovan

1963Tate Donovan, American actor[†]

Tate Buckley Donovan is an American actor, comedian and television director. He is known for portraying Tom Shayes in Damages, Jimmy Cooper in The O.C., and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules, the animated television series of the same name and in a few Kingdom Hearts video games. He starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the 1992 film Love Potion No. 9.

1963Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist and author[†]

Keely Shаye Smith Brosnan, also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, television host, actress, producer, and director.

Historical Events

Tom Denning, Baron Denning

1963Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.[†]

Alfred Thompson Denning, Baron Denning,, was an English barrister and judge. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1923 and became a King's Counsel in 1938. Denning became a judge in 1944 when he was appointed to the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice, and transferred to the King's Bench Division in 1945. He was made a Lord Justice of Appeal in 1948 after less than five years in the High Court. He became a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1957 and after five years in the House of Lords returned to the Court of Appeal as Master of the Rolls in 1962, a position he held for twenty years. In retirement he wrote several books and continued to offer opinions on the state of the common law through his writing and his position in the House of Lords.

Historical Context for September 25, 1963

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