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Baker says he is having 'interesting life' and might run for pub office, int; claims mail recd backs stand on invoking Const immunity; comments on apptmt as delegate to SC Dem conv
7 prisoners escaping from Dallas County jail run past door of courtroom; 1 of prisoners, brandishing fake pistol, frightens K L Bennett (Little Lynn), waiting to testify
3-judge Fed ct upholds const of state's voting laws, dismisses Justice Dept suit challenging them; dept charged that 2 secs of state Const, requiring voters to be of good moral character and able to read, write and interpret state Const, and 5 implementing laws are aimed at keeping Negroes from voting; ct finds no state Const provision or law deprives any citizen of vote because of race
guerrilla movement seen aiming to develop own pol identity, give impression it operates full-fledged Govt; S Vietnam Natl Liberation Front 2d cong held Jan 1-8 seen as high point of effort; ostensible front leaders are Nguyen Huu Tho and Ibih Aleo, both S Vietnamese; front hela controlled by N Vietnam but its growing activity viewed in Washington as important pol development
dies, 62, of post-operative complications; wife at bedside; Constantine proclaimed King; Paul's por
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 4, 1964, covering March 7, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Al Hirt
Peter| Paul & Mary
The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire)
1964Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter[†]
Bret Easton Ellis is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique as a writer is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. His novels commonly share recurring characters.
1964Wanda Sykes, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter[†]
Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her recurring roles on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–2011). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nominations for her roles in ABC's Black-ish (2015–2022), and Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2020). She currently stars in the Netflix original series The Upshaws (2021–), the HBO Max comedy series The Other Two (2019–2023), and The Good Fight (2021).
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]