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SAN FRANCISCO—Tourists will come to this ordinarily hospitable West Coast city at their own risk during the week of July 13. The best advice for those people who may be planning to take a chance on being able to crash the Republican National Convention here at that time is, “Stay at home.”
WIMBLEDON, England, June 27—Manuel Santana of Spain was knocked out of the Wimbledon tennis tournament today. The third‐seeded player, hobbled by an injured ankle, was beaten by Christian Kuhnke of Germany in a nerve‐racking match in brilliant sunshine on the center court.
ROME—Before they make their first trip across the Atlantic, many Americans think of Europe as a gigantic museum, crammed with ancient cities overflowing with fabulous art and architecture and sprinkled with interesting shops. when they arrive, alone or on guided tours, they look industriously at the usual masterpieces. They trudge through museum after museum, church after church, and after a while all they can think about is the weariness that overwhelms them.
US Asst Sec Cleveland, at UN, says war danger increases; says Cyprus could 'sink under weight of armaments'; he, Ambs Stevenson and Yost conf with Thant and UN Under Sec Bunche; Tuomioja sets mediation talks in Geneva
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 1964, covering June 28, 1964.
Louis Armstrong
Original Cast
Barbra Streisand
The Beatles
Barbra Streisand
1964Christina Ashcroft, Canadian sport shooter[†]
Christina Ashcroft is a Canadian sport shooter.
1964Mark Grace, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]
Mark Eugene Grace is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who spent 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League (NL). He was a member of the 2001 World Series champion Diamondbacks that beat the New York Yankees. Grace batted and threw left-handed; he wore jersey number 28 and 17 during his rookie season of 1988, and he kept number 17 for the remainder of his career.
1964Bernie McCahill, New Zealand rugby player[†]
Bernard Joseph McCahill is a former rugby union player from New Zealand who played for Auckland RFU and the All Blacks.
1964Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]
Dan Stains is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played primarily for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, usually as a second-row, prop and as a hooker.
1964Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer[†]
Steve Williamson is an English saxophonist and composer. He has been called "one of the most distinctive saxophone voices in contemporary British jazz".
1964Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.[†]
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, after which he left the movement, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. He is also a celebrated figure within African American and Muslim communities for his pursuit of racial justice.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]