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March 23, 1964

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Historical Context for March 23, 1964

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

Notable Births

1964Hope Davis, American actress^[†]

Hope Davis is an American actress. Her performances on stage and screen have earned various awards.

Notable Deaths

1964Peter Lorre, American actor (born 1904)^[†]

Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, his appearance, and accented voice, he was frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He has been caricatured throughout his life and his cultural legacy remains in media today.

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Headlines from March 23, 1964

LABOR AIDE QUITS $1.50 WAGE STUDY; Iushewitz Lays inaction to Governor—Political Blow to Rockefeller Seen

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NYC Central Labor Council sec M Iushewitz resigns from Rockefeller's Minimum Wage Com; charges com, Rockefeller with inaction; sees no state $1.50 minimum for at least 1 yr; com chmn Brown comments; Citizens Com for $1.50 Minimum Wage says wires deluge Gov and NYS Sen to enact Curran bill; Commerce and Indus Assn exec vp Gross opposes $1.50 slate minimum

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Guaranteed Income Asked For All, Employed or Not

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Ad Hoc Com on the Triple Revolution holds every Amer should be guaranteed adequate income as matter of right whether he works or not to cope with 3 'revolutions' of cybernation, weaponry and human rights; holds traditional link between jobs and income being broken because of cybernation

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Council at Saigon Gives Solid Backing To Khanh as Chief

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SAIGON, South Vietnam, March 22 — South Vietnam's Military Revolutionary Council gave Premier Nguyen Khanh a unanimous vote of confidence today. The council is South Vietnam's highest body.

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Klan to Organize Its Own Towns As Havens From Desegregation

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Grand Dragons and Titans plan private Caucasian communities to escape Fed integration orders; Imperial Wizard R M Shelton int

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SENATORS EXPECT RIGHTS BILL VOTE BY EASTER RECESS; Leaders Hopeful onAction to Put Measure on Calendar —Aid Drive to Open

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WASHINGTON, March 22—Senate leaders hope to reach the first milestone this week in the long march toward passage of civil rights legislation.

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New State Theater At Lincoln Center Ready in a Month

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theater to open Apr 23; described

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CAMBODIA SPURNS SAIGON'S APOLOGY; Prince Asserts Regrets Over Raid Cannot Save Parley

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border talks in uneasy suspension; Norodom Sihanouk holds mere apologies inadequate; charges US is principal violator of Cambodian neutrality; US Embassy in Cambodia gets protest note demanding official and unconditional apologies and adequate reparations; border negotiators meet in closed session

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WAGNER REPORTS POVERTY AFFLICTS ONE IN FIVE HERE; Declares It Persists Despite Spending of $781 Million a Year to Combat It; 16 SECTIONS STAND OUT; Mayor Will Disclose Plans Today to Join Nationwide Drive Against Want

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Wagner says 1/5 of Now Yorkers live in conditions 'approximating poverty'; releases rept made by City Admr and staff to Poverty Council; city spends $781.2 million yrly to help poor; poverty pockets confined mostly to 16 of 74 recognized communities; list; Wagner stresses need to step up and coordinate anti-poverty efforts; says reducing poverty will cut city costs; study shows 478,000 single persons and 317,000 families have annual incomes under $3,000; 587,000 single persons and 512,000 families have incomes under $4,000; 52.1% of poor are white, 29.2% nonwhite, 18.8% Puerto Rican; other statistical data; breakdown of city spending on poor

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MARTINIQUE HAILS DE GAULLE'S VISIT; President Gets Tumultuous Reception—He Stresses French Independence

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de Gaulle pledges all possible aid within means to underdeveloped areas, s, Martinique

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DOES YOUR TV, HI‐FI, PHONO need Fixing? Phone dependable Sachs‐Quality. MElrose 5‐5300. Only $4.75 + parts.—Advt.

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Carlino Seeking New Vote On Job‐Training Measure; Vows Passage of Bill to Help Minorities —Many Major Issues Still on Docket as Legislature Opens Final Week

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An effort will be made in the Assembly today or tomorrow to revive a bill to provide on‐thejob training for Negroes and Puerto Ricans, Assembly Speaker Joseph F. Carlino said here yesterday.

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SERIOUS PLIGHT OF OUR YOUTH

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Experts discuss army of teen‐agers who need work but can't find any. It's a vital series in Today's World‐Telegram.—Advt.

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