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October 1, 1963

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Headlines from October 1, 1963

KENNEDY PLEDGES FISCAL AID ABROAD IF RESERVES SAG; But First This Nation Must End Its Payments Deficit, Monetary Parley Is Told 102 COUNTRIES ATTEND World Bank Liberalizes Its Policy on Repayment and Development Loans Loan Policy Liberalized U. S. Pledges Financial Help If Foreign Reserves Run Low Will Protect Dollar Asks Clear Analysis

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Timesgiddings

IBRD pres Woods says bank is now strong enough to consider financing new types of projects and to grant easier loan terms, s, IBRD-IMF meeting

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RIGHTS UNIT ASKS STIFF GUARANTEE OF NEGROES' VOTE; Commission Urges Uniform Requirements and Seeks Enforcement Penalties CONGRESS GETS REPORT Southerners on Panel Join in Backing Broad Program Against Discrimination Third Biennial Report Legislation Advocated RIGHTS UNIT ASKS VOTE GUARANTEES Voting Standards Sought Criticizes Slow Progress

By Marjorie Hunter Special To the New York Times

Fed Civil Rights Comm, proposing wide civil rights plan in 3d biennial rept, urges law requiring dists that now assign pupils on basis of race to adopt desegregation plans within 90 days and empowering Justice Dept to prosecute those failing to comply; would deny Fed funds to dists in impacted areas that assign pupils on basis of race

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 25, 1963, covering October 1, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
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    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for (Moving) by Peter| Paul & Mary

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Jean-Denis Delétraz

1963Jean-Denis Delétraz, Swiss race car driver[†]

Jean-Denis Delétraz is a Swiss racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting in the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. Before reaching Formula One, he scored two third places in the 1988 Formula 3000 season, but principally earned his three Formula One drives as a pay driver. After Formula One, he competed in sports car racing, with two class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Mark McGwire

1963Mark McGwire, American baseball player and coach[†]

Mark David McGwire, nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He won two World Series championships, one with Oakland as a player in 1989 and one with St. Louis as a coach in 2011. One of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history, McGwire hit 583 home runs during his career, which ranked 5th-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement and currently ranks 11th. He holds the major-league career record for at bats per home run ratio (10.6), and is the former record holder for both home runs in a single season and home runs hit by a rookie. McGwire was one of several central figures in baseball's steroids scandal.

Historical Events

Nigeria

1963On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic.[†]

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi). With a population of more than 230 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.

Historical Context for October 1, 1963

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