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August 2, 1964

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Historical Context for August 2, 1964

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

Notable Births

1964Frank Biela, German race car driver^[†]

Frank Stanley Biela is a German auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990.

1964Mary-Louise Parker, American actress^[†]

Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress. After making her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), A Place for Annie (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and The Maker (1997). Among stage and independent film appearances thereafter, Parker received the 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn's Proof, among other accolades. Between 2001 and 2006, she recurred as Amy Gardner in the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002. She received both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Harper Pitt in the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in America in 2003.

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Thant Sees Walkout If Soviet Loses Vote

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APOLLO OFFICIALS TO STUDY PICTURES; Space Aides, Elated by Data on Moon's Surface, Are Due on Coast Tomorrow

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Project Apollo dirs pleased by evidence that surface will permit manned landing; Kuiper sees no 'totally unforeseen problems'; sees photos verifying theory that small features were formed by processes similar to those that formed large ones; phots taken from 480, 235, 85 and 34 mi illus

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Poem Attributed To Wordsworth Found in England

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P Clark finds among papers of H Hallam 113-line poem The Barberry Tree believed written by Wordsworth

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Cleric and Student Tell of Attack In a Mississippi Doctor's Office

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Miss rights workers Rev E K Heininger and J Polacheck beaten by gang of whites in dr's office near Carthage; are charged with disturbing peace and released in bond; Dr R Cole, physician with rights group, says he will make rept to AMA; Dr A L Thaggard, in whose office fracas occured, comments

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NEED $3,000, $5,000. $10,000? It's easy to refinance your mortgage at The Dime Savings Bank ot Brooklyn. TR 5-3000.—Advt.

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BUYING a home? See The Dime FIRST. Low mortgage rates. See action The Dime Savings Bank ol Brooklyn. TR 5‐3000.—Advt.

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BIPARTISAN PLAN ON SLUMS OFFERED; Key Is Direct U.S. Loan to Tenants or Landlords for Property Repairs

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HR subcom unanimously approves direct 15-yr, low-interest property repair loans to tenants or landlords to spur attack on slums; program would include stricter bldg code enforcement

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Roosevelt Raceway; Speedy Scot wins Realization Trot

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A Darwin Selects A Huxley Species

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Cozzens, J G: Children and Others

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FULBRIGHT WARNS FOREIGN AID CUTS WILL HURT POLICY; He Opens Debate in Senate on Johnson's Request for a Fund of $3.5 Billion; DECRIES FEAR OF WASTE; Cites ‘Perfunctory’ Approval of $5 Billion for Space—Foes Reply This Week

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Sen Fulbright warns cuts would undermine program as foreign policy instrument; says aid contributes to natl security; notes request is smallest ever in proportion to natl resources

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BRITAIN PRESSES 3 LAOS FACTIONS TO MEET ABROAD; Butler, Balked by Moscow, Asks Control Commission to Set Up Peace Talks; NEUTRAL SITE FAVORED; Secretary Petitions Soviet Not to Quit Geneva Role—Returns to London

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Butler asks control comm to seek conf of 3 factions on neutral territory; says he urges Khrushchev and Gromyko not to give up role as Geneva conf co-chmn; says he stresses importance of continued Brit-Soviet cooperation in area

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F.C.C. TO RESTRICT RADIO HOBBYISTS; Rules for Halting Small Talk on Citizen's Band to Affect 700,000 Licensees

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improvement of rds, other facilities discussed

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