On this day
June 8, 1964
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Headlines from June 8, 1964
Negotiators Reach Tentative Pact in Theater Strike
tentative accord reached in talks with Wagner; matinee performances of 2 plays canceled as Equity pickets theaters; illus; producer J Cates earlier signed separate pact; same pact reached by Actors Studio Theater
NEHRU's DAUGHTER DUE FOR HIGH POST; Foreign Ministry Reported Set for Mrs. GandhiâOath Expected to Be Delayed
Shastri selecting Cabinet
CATHOLICS URGED TO AID CITY POLICE; Brooklyn Diocese Calls for Daylight Meetings Only to Help Bar Violence
RC Bklyn Diocese urges parishioners to confine soc activities to daylight hrs and travel in groups to help curb violence, lr read at Sunday masses and in schools; text
Catholics Debating Unplanned Growth Of Small Colleges
G Currivan on controversy over mushrooming of small RC insts
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 3, 1964, covering June 8, 1964.
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Hello; Dolly!
Original Cast
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- 1
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- 16
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Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand
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- 3
- Peak
- 2
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- 6
- 3
Hello; Dolly
Louis Armstrong
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- Peak
- 3
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- 4
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The Beatles' Second Album
The Beatles
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- 7
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The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible"
Andy Williams
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- 5
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- 5
Notable Births
1964Butch Reynolds, American runner and coach[â ]
Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds Jr. is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for 11 years 9 days with his personal best time of 43.29Â seconds set in 1988. That year, he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a relay gold medalist.
Historical Context for June 8, 1964
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[â ]