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January 15, 1964

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Headlines from January 15, 1964

Senate Aide Links Baker To Las Vegas Gamblers

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com staff aide testifies that Baker is linked to Las Vegas gambling interests; says he was co-signer of $175,000 bank loan, Mar '62, with Levinson, B Sigelbaum, F B Black; Levinson and Sigelbaum are gambling casino operators; Black is co-defendant with Baker in Capitol Vending suit; loan was made by Fidelity Natl Bank of Okla City, of which late Sen Kerr was controlling stockholder at time; com counsel McLendon says the 4 used loan to buy substantial interest in Merchants State Bank of Tulsa; Levinson, Sigelbaum and another Las Vegas casino operator, E Torres, identified as Serv-U stockholders; Hancock testifies that other stockholders, including Black, Baker's law partner E C Tucker, bought out Torres interest by paying him $75,000 for 400 shares; says Torres paid $6,600 for the shares; day's testimony seen strengthening belief that gambling money fueled Baker's business and financial career

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 15, 1964, covering January 15, 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
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    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Fun In Acapulco by Elvis Presley

    Fun In Acapulco

    Elvis Presley

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
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    23
  5. 5
    Album cover for West Side Story by Soundtrack

    West Side Story

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Osmo Tapio RÀihÀlÀ

1964Osmo Tapio RĂ€ihĂ€lĂ€, Finnish composer[†]

Osmo Tapio Everton RÀihÀlÀ is a Finnish composer of contemporary music. He has written chamber music, vocal and electronic music, as well as several concertos and a few works for symphony orchestra.

Notable Deaths

Jack Teagarden

1964Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (born 1905)[†]

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden was an American jazz trombonist and singer. He led both of his bands himself and was a sideman for Paul Whiteman's orchestra. From 1946 to 1951, he played in Louis Armstrong's All-Stars.

Historical Context for January 15, 1964

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