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March 3, 1964

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Headlines from March 3, 1964

HOSPITALS BUILT WTH FEDERAL AID MUST INTEGRATE; Ban on Separate-but-Equal Facilities Is Left Standing by the Supreme Court; WIDE IMPACT EXPECTED; Rights Group Hails Action —Says It Will Affect 2,000 Institutions in the South; HOSPITAL STAFFS MUST INTEGRATE

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Sup Ct refuses to rev Appeals Ct Nov ruling that 'separate but equal' clause of Hill-Burton Act is unconst and that hosps getting Fed aid under act must open facilities and staffs to all races, suit by group of Negroes, aided by NAACP, against 2 Greensboro, NC, hasps; NAACP hails refusal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 26, 1964, covering March 3, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing...The Beatles by The Beatles

    Introducing...The Beatles

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for In The Wind by Peter| Paul & Mary

    In The Wind

    Peter| Paul & Mary

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Singing Nun by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    The Singing Nun

    The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    24

Notable Births

RaĂșl AlcalĂĄ

1964RaĂșl AlcalĂĄ, Mexican cyclist[†]

RaĂșl AlcalĂĄ Gallegos is a Mexican former professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 and 2010. As an amateur, AlcalĂĄ competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, finishing in eleventh place and 17th with his team in the 100 km team time trial. In 1986, AlcalĂĄ became the first Mexican cyclist to compete in the Tour de France and to date has been the most successful Mexican cyclist. In the 1987 Tour de France, he won the young rider classification. In both 1989 and 1990, he won a stage in the Tour de France and finished in 8th place. A capable General Classification rider AlcalĂĄ finished in the top 10 during five different Grand Tours. In 2008, AlcalĂĄ returned to professional racing by competing in the Vuelta Chihuahua. In 2010, he won the national time trial championship at the age of 46. In early 2011, he stated his intention to race at the 2011 Pan American Games, but eventually did not compete.

Laura Harring

1964Laura Harring, Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985[†]

Laura Elena Harring is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1985 and later began acting in television and film. She is best known for her lead role as Rita in the 2001 movie Mulholland Drive. Her other films include The Forbidden Dance (1990), John Q (2002), Willard (2003), The Punisher (2004), The King (2005), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Ghost Son (2007), The Caller (2008), Drool (2009), Sex Ed (2014), and Inside (2016). She also played Carla Greco in General Hospital (1990–1991), Paula Stevens on Sunset Beach (1997), and Rebecca "Becca" Doyle in The Shield (2006).

1964Glenn Kulka, Canadian ice hockey player and wrestler[†]

Glenn Kulka is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, hockey and football player who competed in Canadian independent promotions during the late 1990s and had a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation in 1997.

Historical Context for March 3, 1964

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