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Justice Gagliardi rejects Murphy motion for dismissal, gives Mrs Rockefeller trial right; Gagliardi will hear COM in chambers, press, pub barred
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Chinese Communists back NZ Communist party call for conf of Communist parties to rival conf planned by USSR
high Dem officials say part, and perhaps all, of regular Miss delegation may not be seated but say refusal to seat it does not mean Freedom Dems will be seated; Freedom delegation does not meet state's legal requirements because party did not hold convs in all counties; officials say regular delegation was legally chosen but note state conv is in recess till after natl conv; action makes it possible for state conv to reverse its earlier action and refuse to put party's nominees on ballot or instruct electors to vote for them
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Aug. 20—The Secretary General, U Thant, said today that the United Nations peace‐keeping force in Cyprus might have to be withdrawn even before the end of its mandate on Sept. 27 unless “immediate” action could be taken to raise $2 million for its support.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 19, 1964, covering August 21, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Stan Getz And Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Beach Boys
Louis Armstrong
1964Gary Elkerton, Australian surfer[†]
Gary Elkerton, known as Kong is an Australian surfer, three time world masters champion, three time world professional runner-up, twice Hawaiian Triple Crown champion and Australian amateur champion (1984). He is regarded as an iconic big-wave rider and is highly respected by his peers for his unique, powerful surfing style. In 2009, Gary was inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall of Fame.
1964Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (born 1893)[†]
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of Italy's Communist party for nearly forty years, from 1927 until his death. Born into a middle-class family, Togliatti received an education in law at the University of Turin, later served as an officer and was wounded in World War I, and became a tutor. Described as "severe in approach but extremely popular among the Communist base" and "a hero of his time, capable of courageous personal feats", his supporters gave him the nickname il Migliore. In 1930, Togliatti renounced Italian citizenship, and he became a citizen of the Soviet Union. Upon his death, a Soviet city was named after him. Considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic, he led Italy's Communist party from a few thousand members in 1943 to two million members in 1946.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]