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October 22, 1963

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Headlines from October 22, 1963

AID TO BE DENIED VIETNAM FORCES NOT ON WAR DUTY; Special Troops Will Receive No U.S. Pay for Political and Security Activity RISE IN TENSION IS SEEN Washington Also Holds Back on Surplus-Food Accord to Force Reforms Troops Used for Nhu U.S. CURTAILS AID TO VIETNAM UNITS 4,000 Soldiers Pursue Reds Pressure Increased by U.S.

By David Halberstam Special To the New York Timesby Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

US holds bock on renewing yrly accord on surpluses grants

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Kennedy Says Most Tariffs On the List Are Negotiable; Excludes Only Duties Fixed by Statute --Lengthy Hearings Are Expected on Pleas for Further Exemptions U.S. TO NEGOTIATE ON MOST TARIFFS Final Decision in May

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

Kennedy formally notifies US indus that almost entire US tariff list (some 6,000 items) will be subject to cuts el up to 50% in talks; only 10 items exempted by statute; listed; indus to have at least 4 mos to try to persuade Govt to make further exemptions in hearings starting Dec 2

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 16, 1963, covering October 22, 1963.

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

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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    1
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    1
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    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul by Ray Charles

    Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul

    Ray Charles

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    2
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    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    5
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    4
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    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

Brian Boitano

1963Brian Boitano, American figure skater[†]

Brian Anthony Boitano is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion.

Historical Events

BAC One-Eleven

1963A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.[†]

The BAC One-Eleven is a retired early jet airliner produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Conceived by Hunting Aircraft as a 30-seat jet, before its merger into BAC in 1960, it was launched as an 80-seat airliner with a British United Airways (BUA) order on 9 May 1961. The prototype conducted its maiden flight on 20 August 1963, and it was first delivered to BUA on 22 January 1965. The 119-seat, stretched 500 series was introduced in 1967. Total production amounted to 244 until 1982 in the United Kingdom including 1982 to 1989 in Romania where nine Rombac One-Elevens were licence-built by Romaero.

Historical Context for October 22, 1963

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