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June 11, 1964

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Headlines from June 11, 1964

Goldwater Foes to Press Opposition to Last Ditch

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moderate Repub Govs insist before leaving Cleveland that they will press fight; Romney cites encouragement from Repub officials in several states; Miller holds 'battle over,' that party must unite behind Goldwater; Goldwater's vote against closure to end civil rights bill filibuster (Je 11,21:1) seen dramatizing moderates claim that their fight is over principle, not personalities; Fannin says moderates statement of principles was not seen by Goldwater, that changes in it were made by Goldwater's staff; Nixon, in London, holds Goldwater does not have nomination cinched and that Romney has best chance of beating him

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“THE DEPUTY” TICKETS AVAIL. NOW June. July. Aug. Details on theatre page, “Compelling” N. Y. Times.—Advt.

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HOUSE APPROVES $3.5 BILLION AID BY 230‐175 VOTE; Refuses to Slash President's ‘Bare‐Bones’ Program—Bill Is Sent to Senate

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HR, 230-175, approves $3,516,700,000 authorization without significant change, 1st time that HR has authorized full sum sought by a Pres; Johnson hails action; Adair and others efforts to cut funds rejected; Reid amendment to give ambs greater discretion in use of foreign local currencies for approved projects accepted

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 10, 1964, covering June 11, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly by Louis Armstrong

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beatles' Second Album by The Beatles

    The Beatles' Second Album

    The Beatles

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    Peak
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    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" by Andy Williams

    The Academy Award Winning "Call Me Irresponsible"

    Andy Williams

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    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Jean Alesi

1964Jean Alesi, French racing driver[†]

Jean Robert Alesi is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1989 to 2001. Alesi won the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix with Ferrari.

Kim Gallagher

1964Kim Gallagher, American runner (died 2002)[†]

Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher was an American middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

Penny Ford

1964Penny Ford, American singer[†]

Penny Ford, also known as Pennye Ford, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer from Cincinnati, Ohio, who lives in Germany. She rose to fame in the 1980s after signing a recording contract with Total Experience Records and releasing her debut solo album, Pennye. It spawned the singles "Change Your Wicked Way" and "Dangerous", which were produced and written by Ford.

Historical Events

Cologne school massacre

1964World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.[†]

The Cologne school massacre was a mass murder that occurred at the Catholic elementary school located in the suburb of Volkhoven in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, on 11 June 1964. The perpetrator, Walter Seifert, also known as "Der Feuerteufel von Volkhoven", attacked the people at the school with a home-made flamethrower and a spear, killing eight pupils and two teachers, and wounding twenty-two others. When police arrived at the scene, Seifert fled from the school compound and poisoned himself. He was taken to a hospital, where he died the same evening.

Historical Context for June 11, 1964

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