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In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[â ]
1964Juliette Binoche, French actress[â ]
Juliette Binoche is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a CĂ©sar Award.
1964Phil Housley, American ice hockey player and coach[â ]
Phillip Francis Housley is an American professional ice hockey coach and former defenseman in the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as assistant coach for the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL from 2019 to 2022, and assistant coach of the New York Rangers from 2023 to 2025. Housley was the head coach of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres from 2017 until 2019.
1964Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (born 1870)[â ]
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, popularly known as the Lion of Africa, was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of its forces in the German East Africa campaign. For four years, with a force of about 14,000, he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Indian, Belgian, and Portuguese troops. He is known for never being defeated or captured in battle.
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Hostetter repts Repub SLA members Comrs Balcon and Doyle back proposal to end moratorium on number of pkg stores and other Rockefeller proposals, lr to Marchi com; holds population rise and shifts require more stores; SLA with 3-to-2 majority can end moratorium without Legis approval
Black Muslim leader Malcolm X, breaking with movement's leader E Muhammad, says he is forming politically oriented black nationalist party
survey of NYC efforts to treat addicts
Humphrey urges bipartisan support for bill in Sen; seeks to reassure Repub backers of bill that Adm will offer no 'deal' to dilute measure so as not to risk defeat on motion to close debate; Keating and Sen Scott raise issue of 'deal'; Javits sees need to strengthen bill in some respects
article on outlook for fragmented NH vote
Pope urges 'dialogue' between Caths and Prots to find common ground, s at mass marking 400th anniv of end of Council of Trent; rift between sects revd
Rockefeller-Legis leaders impasse over more aid to educ delays action on number of his major bills
NY Port Auth will put extra cars on PATH trains (Hudson tubes) to handle commuters affected by NJ bus strike
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4 gunmen rob 3 Amer couples of $750,000 in jewelry and cash, Paradise Is; map
SAIGON, South Vietnam, March 8 — Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh briefed Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and a high‐level United States task force today on the increased resources he considers necessary to his plan to make the countryside safe from Communist insurgents.