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In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]
1964Steve Collins, Irish boxer and actor[†]
Stephen Collins is an Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1986 to 1997. Known as the Celtic Warrior, Collins is the most successful male Irish boxer in recent professional boxing history, having held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles simultaneously and never losing a fight as champion.
1964Ross Kemp, English actor and producer[†]
Ross James Kemp is an English actor, author, and television presenter. He rose to prominence in the role of Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His other roles include Graham Lodsworth in Emmerdale and Detective Inspector Monk in Birds of a Feather. Kemp presented the BAFTA Award-winning documentary television series Ross Kemp on Gangs (2004–2009).
1964Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist[†]
Jens Weißflog is an East German and later German former ski jumper. He is one of the best and most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport. He is a two time olympic and nordic world ski champion; also overall world winner.
1964A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured.[†]
The 1964 race riots in Singapore involved a series of communal race-based civil disturbances and racially-motivated violence between the Malays and Chinese in Singapore following its merger with Malaysia in 16 September 1963, and were considered to be the "worst and most prolonged in Singapore's postwar history". The term is also used to refer specifically to two riots on 21 July 1964 and 2 September 1964, particularly the former, during which 23 people died and 454 others suffered severe injuries.
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WHO sees agr efficiency gains in developing nations, within 20 yrs, leading to large migrations to urban areas
Buckley reptdly plans to nominate Gilbert; NY County leader Costikyan warns against move; backs Dudley; tradition to allow Manhattan to control nominations for 2 vacancies this yr, Bronx entitled to 3d but needs 4 votes from Manhattan to win, thus united Manhattan delegation could veto Buckley nomination
program to recruit more minority group members set
WANTED: Girl aged 2 to 10 who wears hearing aid as a result of measles to Dose for public service advertisement. A fee will be paid. Phone PL 7‐0130.—Advt.
NASA successful in test of 1 of 2 ionic rocket engines carried on suborbital flight from Wallops Is; uses, advantages of such engines described
Greek Cypriotes resume mil build-up in Troodos Mts area; Makarios justifies action to Thant, cites Turkish invasion threat and internal subversion by Turkish Cypriotes
Deputy Comr Arm defends police use of gunfire; officials at NYS Police Chiefs conf defend police actions
violence flares again in Harlem and to Bedford-Stuyvesant sec of Bklyn; about 20 arrested, 17, including 3 policemen, hurt in Harlem incidents; Negro youths pelt police, ignore plea by Farmer to go home; 5 looters arrested; other incidents described; CORE rally in Bklyn protesting Powell slaying turns into demonstration against police
Goldwater defends statement, press conf; will not change it and plans to talk on it at length; hopes to bring more patriotism to US; defends Amer Nazi party right to picket him; says he condemns actions of Birch Soc leader Welch but will not condemn any orgn that acts within its const rights
Sen, by voice vote, approves $207-million bill, 2 1/2% rise for most officers and enlisted personnel and 8 1/2% for lower-ranking commissioned and warrant officers with less than 2 yrs service