Reptd to have decided to remain as Atty Gen through Pres election and reptd to have pulled out of deep despair that gripped him since Pres Kennedy's assassination; seen continuing in special role outside Justice Dept that he played under Pres Kennedy; por

Robert Kennedy Defeats Despair; Decides to Stay On in Cabinet Position Through Election; President Asks Him to Continue Filling a Special Role

Pres Johnson cool to unofficial inv to meet Pres de Gaulle on French island in Caribbean; French seek compromise between Johnson view that conf should take place in Washington and de Gaulle view that it should be in Paris; thorough discussion of differences held de Gaulle aim in '64

Johnson Cool to Bid To Meet de Gaulle

Rockefeller offers '64 legis program keyed to balancing budget without raising taxes, annual message

GOVERNOR SETS MILD PROGRAM IN HIS MESSAGE; SEES NO TAX RISE; Urges Fight on Crime and Rail‐Law Repeal as Session Opens; GOVERNOR OFFERS A MILD PROGRAM

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lindeman II became parents of twins, Judith Faith & Robert Philip, Jan. 3, 1964&#8212;Advt,

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Pres Johnson orders substantial cutback in production of fissionable materials and slowdown in arms mfr, urges USSR do some in move toward 'eventual abolition of arms,' State of Union Message; suggests move is possible because build-up of arsenal is at point where it is becoming excessive; Adm officials note arsenal has increased by 50% in last 3 yrs, now includes 'tens of thousands' of weapons; AEC sees cutback saving $50 million in fiscal '65, $70 million in next yr

Johnson Orders Reduction In Nuclear Arms Output; Johnson Orders a Reduction In Output of Nuclear Weapons

Cong reaction; Message seen keyed to Pres election and effort to attract broadest possible support; program enactment this session doubted

MESSAGE VIEWED AS ELECTION KEY; Capital Terms It Political Document—Hails Goals

1st meeting of now 35-member Council held; 10 new Councilmen-at-large take seats; meeting thrown into turmoil by dispute over com assignments; reform Dems efforts to have assignments referred to Rules Com defeated; score seniority system and assignment of Councilman Troy, newly elected to serve interim terra, to Gen Welfare Com

NEW CITY COUNCIL BITTERLY DEBATES COMMITTEE POSTS; 35-Member Body's Opening Session Upset by Attack of Reform Democrats

drs hint he suffered paralytic stroke that affected left aide; heart specialist and neurologist called to bedside

Nehru's Physicians Hint He Had Stroke

Pres Johnson proposes various programs to cut unemployment, State of Union Message; proposes financial penalties for businesses that consistently work their employes overtime rather than hire additional workers; rejects 35-hr wk, holding it would not create jobs; urges enactment of tax-cut bill to spur jobs

PRESIDENT SEEKS A CUT IN OVERTIME; Urges Government-Imposed High Rate to Reduce Extra Hours and Create Jobs

Johnson declares war on poverty, State of Union Message; details formula of welfare programs

JOHNSON STATE OF UNION ADDRESS PROVIDES BUDGET OF $97.9 BILLION, WAR ON POVERTY, ATOMIC CUTBACK; URGES RIGHTS BILL; Drop of $500 Million in Federal Spending Seen by President; Johnson State of Union Address Provides $97.9 Billion Budget and War on Poverty; CALLS FOR ACTION TO SECURE RIGHTS; President Plans Cutback in Nuclear Production—Asks Tax Reduction by Feb. 1

HR approves memorial bill, adds amendment providing that center be 'sole memorial' to Kennedy in DC; bill allots $15.5 million in Fed funds to match private contributions; authorizes $15.4-million Treas loan for parking facilities

HOUSE APPROVES KENNEDY CENTER; Cultural Project Planned as Memorial—Measure Wins Despite G.O.P. Opposition

Civil Ct Judge Moritt rules tenants need not pay rents nor deposit money with cts as long as landlords fail to correct hazards to health or safety, case involving 137 Coffey St, Bklyn, tenement

COURT HALTS RENT FOR UNFIT SLUMS; Says Tenants Need Not Pay Unless Repairs Are Made and Hazards Ended

Tight censorship of outgoing dispatches noted

GHANA IS VIEWED AS GOING MARXIST; Regime Proclaiming ‘Total War’ on Capitalism

US to cite study to persuade W Eur nations not to extend export credits to USSR and to tarnish USSR image as nation with secret of rapid econ growth; CIA findings disagree with those of most non-Govt specialists

U.S.WILL CITE LAG IN SOVIET GROWTH TO DETER CREDITS; Will Tell Allies Export Aid Would Help Moscow in Economic Difficulties; U.S, WILL CITE LAG TO DETER CREDITS

Radio-telephone service opens between Communist China and Syria

Peking-Damascus Phone Link

Liberal-Dem party leader M Ishii urges Premier Ikeda to send ex-Premier Yoshida to Taiwan to try to ease strained relations over dispute on Communist Chinese defector who returned to Peking

EX-DEFECTOR QUITS TOKYO FOR PEKING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AP) &#8212;A group of jobless coal miners received assurances today that Federal officials were doing all theycould to help the unemployed of eastern Kentucky.

Jobless Miners Assured On U.S. Aid to Kentucky

KAMPALA, Uganda, Jan. 8 (AP)&#8212;Premier Chou will visit Uganda on his tour of Africa, Government officials announced today.

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BHUBANESWAR, India, Jan. 8 (UPI)&#8212;Two more physicians, a heart specialist and a neurologist, went to Prime Minister Nehru's bedside tonight. They are Dr. Sujay Roy, a heart specialist and a member of the staff of the All&#8208;India Institute of Medical Sciences, and Dr. Baldev Singh, a neurologist and an authority on hypertension.

More Physicians at Bedside

TOKYO, Jan. 8&#8212;Mitsujiro Ishii, an influential member of the governing Liberal&#8208;Democratic party, suggested to Premier Hayato Ikeda today that he send former Premier Shigeru Yoshida to Taipei to ease currently strained relations over the case of Chou Hung&#8208;ching.

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Chou Ends Albanian Talks; Will Leave for Tunis Today

A I Adzhubei recalls joke he told late Pres Kennedy about CD measures, Moscow radio

Adzhubei Recalls Joke That He Told Kennedy

official Saigon press denies it; says he is still in Saigon

Saigon Denies Departure

OSLO, Norway, Jan. 8 (UPI) &#8212;Twelve workmen were buried under rubble today when scaffolding inside a large movie house collapsed during reconstruction work. A fire brigade spokesman said that nine of the men were rescued and a search was continuing for three still missing.

12 Buried in Rubble in Oslo

Halide Edip Adıvar was a Turkish novelist, teacher, and a nationalist and feminist intellectual. She was best known for her novels criticizing the low social status of Turkish women and what she saw from her observation as the lack of interest of most women in changing their situation. She was a Pan-Turkist and several of her novels advocated for the Turanism movement.

Halide Edib Adıvar, Turkish author and academic (born 1884)

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Martyrs' Day is a Panamanian day of national mourning which commemorates the January 9, 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn and students were killed during a conflict with Canal Zone Police officers and Canal Zone residents. It is also known as the Flag Incident or Flag Protests.

Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians.

January 9, 1964

Headlines from January 9, 1964

Robert Kennedy Defeats Despair; Decides to Stay On in Cabinet Position Through Election; President Asks Him to Continue Filling a Special Role

Johnson Cool to Bid To Meet de Gaulle

GOVERNOR SETS MILD PROGRAM IN HIS MESSAGE; SEES NO TAX RISE; Urges Fight on Crime and Rail‐Law Repeal as Session Opens; GOVERNOR OFFERS A MILD PROGRAM

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Billboard 200

The Singing Nun

In The Wind

The Second Barbra Streisand Album

Fun In Acapulco

West Side Story

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for January 9, 1964