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GB and France announce agreement to build rr tunnel under Channel; both Govts will have full control of any future operating co; details; route will be from Sangate, near Calais, to Westenhanger, near Folkestone, 44 mi; map; Min Marples comments; Channel Tunnel Co shares up on London Stock Exch
confs with advisers; White House asserts boats are held for violating US waters; base curtails water use but has alternate supplies; Johnson says base will have water, s, NYC; holds Cuba uses fishing incident as 'excuse,'
US and GB propose force be under UN but with control remaining in Western hands
Pres Johnson lunches at Times as guest of A H and A O Sulzberger and other Times execs; 'hot line' to White House set up in dining room
Foster asks USSR to join US in pledge not to give other nations nuclear arms or data needed for their mfr, conf; pledge is part of proposed declaration, which he expects to discuss privately with Tsarapkin, based on UN Assembly '61 resolution; includes US offer to permit internatl inspection of 1 of fissionable materials plants to be shut; Foster says US is willing to shut other plants under inspection if USSR reciprocates; Tsarapkin does not exclude talks on declaration; he, other USSR bloc reprs score proposed NATO missile fleet as obstacle to prevention of nuclear weapons spread
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 5, 1964, covering February 7, 1964.
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1964Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter[†]
Ashok Kumar Banker is an author and screenwriter. His writing spans crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism, fiction and Indian mythology. The author of several well-received novels including a trilogy billed as "India's first crime novels in English", he became widely known for his retellings of Indian mythological epics, starting with the internationally acclaimed and best-selling eight-volume Ramayana series. His books have sold over 2 million copies and have been published in 16 languages in 58 countries. His Epic India Library is an attempt at retelling all the myths, legends and itihasa of the Indian sub-continent in one story cycle comprising over 70 volumes.
1964Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1894)[†]
Sofoklis Venizelos was a Greek politician who served three times as Prime Minister of Greece: in 1944, 1950 and 1950–1951.
1964The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport.[†]
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 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]