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July 18, 1964

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Headlines from July 18, 1964

CITY'S REVENUES OVERESTIMATED BY $68 MILLION; Deficit in 1963‐64 Budget Will Be Cut by Borrowing From ‘Rainy Day Fund’; MOST TAXES SET HIGHS; But Income From Sales and Cigarette Levies Fails to Attain Predictions

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Wagner concedes he overestimated (Sen Fund Income for fiscal '64 by $68.4 million; says receipts were $1,055,800,000, estimate was $1,124,200,000; deficit to be made up from Stabilization Reserve Fund; borrowed money, under law, must be repaid over 6 yrs

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 15, 1964, covering July 18, 1964.

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

    Hello; Dolly

    Louis Armstrong

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hello; Dolly! by Original Cast

    Hello; Dolly!

    Original Cast

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Funny Girl by Barbra Streisand

    Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Getz/Gilberto

    Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Dave Clark Five Return! by The Dave Clark Five

    The Dave Clark Five Return!

    The Dave Clark Five

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Wendy Williams

1964Wendy Williams, American talk show host[†]

Wendy Williams Hunter is an American former broadcaster, media personality, and writer. Prior to television, Williams was a radio DJ and host and quickly became known in New York City as a shock jock. She gained notoriety for her on-air spats with celebrities and was the subject of the 2006 VH1 reality television series The Wendy Williams Experience, which broadcast events surrounding her radio show. From 2008 to 2021, she hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show.

Historical Context for July 18, 1964

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