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May 23, 1964

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Headlines from May 23, 1964

RUSK WARNS REDS WAR IN VIETNAM MAY BE WIDENED; He Says This Is Possibility if Communists Persist in ‘Their Aggression’; U.S. JET HIT, OVER LAOS; Navy Reconnaissance Craft Flies Back to Carrier—Pilot Reported Unhurt

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Rusk revs situation, s, Amer Law Inst; says simple prescription for peace is 'leave your neighbors alone'; charges Poland with obstructing control comm, USSR with failing to support Geneva accords; USN reconnaissance jet hit by ground fire but returns safely to carrier; Govt forces regroup in anticipation of further Pathet Lao-N Vietnam attacks; US Defense Dept repts reconnaissance missions being flown by jets operating from carrier Kitty Hawk; USN reptdly has diverted carrier Bonhomme Richard and 4 escort ships from Indian Ocean to US 7th Fleet in Pacific

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 20, 1964, covering May 23, 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
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five

    Glad All Over

    The Dave Clark Five

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles

    Meet The Beatles!

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17

Notable Births

Ruth Metzler

1964Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician[†]

Ruth Metzler is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), she headed the Federal Department of Justice and Police.

Historical Context for May 23, 1964

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