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Defense Dept weighs USAF proposal for new type of strategic bomber, reptdly favors low-altitude manned penetrator plane; Sec McNamara approval seen likely
HS Principals Assn com rept on language teaching in jr hss criticizes 'unilateral decisions' by jr div on courses that are continued in hs; urges coordinated, unified approach
The city, the nation and much of the world observed Christmas yesterday in a subdued spirit. The birth of Jesus was celebrated with the memory of President Kennedy's assassination a month ago still fresh.
fighting resumes; joined by Turkish and Greek troops; 600 Turks engage Greek Cypriotes, Ganili; jet fighters from Turkey make 3 low passes ever Nicosia; Turkish warships steam toward Cyprus as warning; map; Makarios repts Greece and Turkey agree to put their forces in Cyprus under Brit command; asks repr at UN to raise Turkish intervention in Security Council; Kutchuk home caught in cross-fire while he continues effort for cease-fire; Makarios confs with Turkish Cypriotes and Brit High Comr Clark; Greek Cypriotes take hundreds of Turkish Cypriotes from their sector as hostages; Min Orek puts deaths at 100-200; Greek official says Greece proposed putting Turkish and Greek forces under Brit command; Turkish Parliament applauds Premier Inonu announcement of jets and ships movement; Brit Prime Min Douglas-Home interrupts holiday to study situation; Turkish Pres Gursel appeals to Queen Elizabeth, Presidents Johnson, de Gaulle, Luebke, and King Paul to help stop fighting
R P Hunt on pol patronage
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 25, 1963, covering December 26, 1963.
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Peter| Paul & Mary
Barbra Streisand
Trini Lopez
The Village Stompers
1963Craig Teitzel, Australian rugby league player[†]
Craig Teitzel is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Primarily a prop, he played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Illawarra Steelers, Warrington Wolves and was a foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys.
1963Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer[†]
Lars Ulrich is a Danish musician who is the drummer and a founding member of American heavy metal band Metallica. Along with James Hetfield, Ulrich has songwriting credits on almost all of the band's songs, and the two of them are the only remaining original members of the band.
1963Gorgeous George, American wrestler (born 1915)[†]
George Raymond Wagner was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Gorgeous George. In the United States, during the First Golden Age of Professional Wrestling in the 1940s–1950s, Gorgeous George was one of the biggest stars of the sport, gaining media attention for his outrageous character, which was described as flamboyant and charismatic. He was a major national celebrity at his peak, and was a pioneer of early entertainment television. He was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002 and the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010.
1963The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.[†]
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]