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January 5, 1964

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Headlines from January 5, 1964

Arizonan Attacks Again

By Unknown Author

Goldwater says Rockefeller is more a Dem than a Repub, int, Los Angeles, en route to Washington from Phoenix; rejects debates; sees no sense in Repubs berating other Repubs; would debate Johnson if nominee; cheered by 1,000 on arrival, Washington

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PROBLEM IN TV‐LAND; How to Write a Script Without Any Writing

By Unknown Author

1930 “Once in a Lifetime” introduced a genial simpleton who by chance or perhaps by Darwin's laws of natural selection became a producer who proved that movies could be made with “no time wasted on thinking.” In the last flickering moments of 1963 “Nobody Loves an Albatross”, exposed us to a writer‐producer of television shows who wastes almost no time on writing.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 1964, covering January 5, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Second Barbra Streisand Album by Barbra Streisand

    The Second Barbra Streisand Album

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Golden Records Vol. 3 by Elvis Presley

    Golden Records Vol. 3

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21

Historical Context for January 5, 1964

In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]