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V G Solodovnikov says USSR in '64 will continue to refuse paying for activities it objects to, particularly peace-keeping operations; UN will face issue of withholding Assembly vote from USSR
Sen com hearing, televised; Mrs G Novak testifies on own, on late husband's and his bro's dealings with Baker; says she and husband gave him $12,000 to invest in Mortgage Guaranty stock and made $54,000 profit in little over a yr; she says Baker said he had no money to invest and as a result they agreed to share profit; com staff now tells her Baker bought 521 shares for self at same time; list of stock purchasers made available by SEC shows purchases by Repr Byrnes, M Boggs of Boilermakers union, ex-HLBB chmn Divers, and D Anderson of Arlington and Fairfax Bldg & Loan Assn; Mrs Novak testifies on Baker's unloading of Ocean City, Md, motel onto Serv-U Corp in Feb '63 for which she recd no cash; tells of other investments, that Baker gave her large sums of cash for deposit in motel bank acct; Johnson Exec order makes Baker tax returns available to Sen com; Mrs Novak and her atty illus
UFA seeks $345 annual pkg increase; Wagner, in response to UFA bid to intervene in deadlocked contract talks, asked it to agree on settlement figure
Sen com approves $3.3-billion appropriation; rejects ban on Fed underwriting of credit
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 18, 1963, covering December 18, 1963.
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
Trini Lopez
Elvis Presley
1963Greg D'Angelo, American drummer[†]
Greg D'Angelo, is an American drummer most famous for his work in the bands White Lion, Anthrax, and Pride & Glory.
1963Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach[†]
Karl James Dorrell is an American football coach. He has been the head coach for the UCLA Bruins and Colorado Buffaloes, being named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for both. Dorrell led the UCLA Bruins to five bowl appearances and was the first African American head football coach in their history.
1963Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, 9th President of Burundi (died 2020)[†]
Pierre Nkurunziza was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020.
1963Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach[†]
Charles Oakley is an American former professional basketball player. Oakley is best known for playing 10 of his 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association with the New York Knicks. As a power forward, he consistently ranked as one of the best rebounders and defensive players in the NBA. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, and Houston Rockets. Since 2017, he has been the coach of the Killer 3's of the BIG3.
1963Brad Pitt, American actor and producer[†]
William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer. In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $8.8 billion worldwide.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]