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May 7, 1964

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Headlines from May 7, 1964

U.S. WILL ASSIST YOUTH OF HARLEM; $110 Million Plan Approved by Johnson Panel‐3‐Year Program to Open July 1

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3-yr, $110-million Fed-aided program to aid Harlem youth approved by Pros Com on Juvenile Delinquency; com has not yet announced program because financing details are still to be worked out and because of Pres Johnson wish to announce program himself; program, developed by Harlem Youth Opportunities Unltd (Haryou), envisages upgrading schools, on-job and vocational training and job centers as well as other projects; some of Fed funds are contingent on approval of Adm's antipoverty program; funds will be administered by 60-member bd, program by 15-member exec com; Pres com approved program only after accord was reached between Repr Powell and Councilman Jones by which Powell's Assoc Community Teams (Act) would be inc into Haryou, of which Jones is a dir; other facets of program noted

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Johnson to Continue Pressures on Cuba

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Sec McNamara says flights will continue, whether USSR or Cuba mans missiles, to make sure offensive weapons are not installed, s, Washington; stresses Kennedy and Johnson insistence on inspection; State Dept denies '62 Kennedy-Khrushchev record on flights; Johnson confirms denial, news conf

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 6, 1964, covering May 7, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five

    Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey In The Horn by Al Hirt

    Honey In The Horn

    Al Hirt

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    34

Historical Events

Pacific Air Lines Flight 773

1964Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales and crashes in Contra Costa County, California, killing 44.[†]

Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Fairchild F27A Friendship airliner that crashed on May 7, 1964, near San Ramon, California, a suburb in the East Bay, east of Oakland. The crash was most likely the first instance in the United States of an airliner's pilots being shot by a passenger as part of a murder–suicide. Francisco Paula Gonzales, 27, shot both pilots before turning the gun on himself, causing the plane to crash, killing all 44 aboard.

Historical Context for May 7, 1964

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