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Abp Alter, announcing plan to abandon 1st grade in all primary schools in RC Archdiocese of Cincinnati, calls inadequate teachers pay, difficulty of obtaining qualified lay teachers and teacher drop-outs biggest problems
Amb Bohlen returning to US for confs on differences
Adm wins stiffest test on bill as Sen defeats meat curb; Sen agrees to limit debate on farm bill to 4 hrs, on pending amendments to 1 hr
growing NH write-in drive may result in Kennedy getting more votes for Vice Pres than Johnson for Pres; Kennedy disavowal of campaign noted
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 4, 1964, covering March 6, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Al Hirt
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
1964Linda Pearson, Scottish sport shooter[†]
Linda Pearson is a Scottish clay target shooter. She competed in the women's double trap event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the bronze medal. Linda has represented Great Britain in four different international clay target disciplines: Olympic Trap, Double Trap, Universal Trench and Compak Sporting.
1964Paul of Greece (born 1901)[†]
Paul was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964.
1964Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.[†]
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A centralized and hierarchical organization, the NOI is committed to black nationalism and focuses its attention on the African diaspora, especially on African Americans. While describing itself as Islamic and using Islamic terminology, its religious tenets differ substantially from orthodox Islamic traditions. Scholars of religion characterize it as a new religious movement.
1964Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.[†]
Constantine II was the last King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]