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Pres Johnson urges bill passage 'because it is morally right,' news conf
repts of deal cast shadow over Rockefeller victory claims
Bronx Dem legislators' support of Rockefeller at special session enabling passage of his liquor bills linked to bill, backed by Bronx Dem leader Buckley and awaiting Rockefeller action, to permit grouping on voting machines of primary candidates of same faction; Rockefeller denies link
Govt signs accord with US guaranteeing Amers same access they now have and probable share in growth of Brit mkt; US guarantees to keep export price above prescribed minimum; Amb Herter hails accord as precedent for 'Kennedy round' of GATT talks
Communist Chinese leaders Mao Tse-tung, Lui Shao-chi, Chu Teh and Chou En-lai send conciliatory birthday greetings; text
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 15, 1964, covering April 17, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Al Hirt
Original Cast
Barbra Streisand
1964Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Kenneth Stephen Daneyko is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played his entire twenty-season career with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), winning three Stanley Cup championships with the team. He has been nicknamed "Mr. Devil" by Devils fans, as he currently holds both the franchise record for games played as a Devil with 1,283 games and in penalty minutes with 2,516. Daneyko now provides colour analysis alongside Bill Spaulding during broadcasts of Devils games on MSG Sportsnet.
1964Rachel Notley, Canadian politician[†]
Rachel Anne Notley is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who was the 17th premier of Alberta from 2015 to 2019 and leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2014 to 2024. Notley was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edmonton-Strathcona from 2008 to 2024.
1964Lela Rochon, American actress[†]
Lela Rochon Fuqua is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale. Rochon also had roles in the films Harlem Nights (1989), Boomerang (1992), The Chamber (1996), Gang Related (1997), Knock Off (1998), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), and Any Given Sunday (1999).
1964Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29 1/2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.[†]
Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock was an American pilot and the first woman to fly solo around the world. She flew a single engine Cessna 180 christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed "Charlie." The trip began March 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended April 17, 1964, in Columbus. It took 29 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes, with 21 stopovers and almost 22,860 miles (36,790 km).
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]