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comm to visit Congo to meet rebel leaders, will also visit Congo (Middle) and Burundi, communique on conf issued by Kenyatta; details; Tshombe pledges cooperation, later opposes meeting with rebels; reprs of 2 Congos and Burundi were heard at conf
Malta becomes ind; will remain in Commonwealth under Nationalist Prime Min Olivier; Labor party stages protest demonstrations during fetes; some violence occurs; Philip attends flag-raising ceremony; Pres Johnson, Premier Chou En-lai send congratulations to Olivier; Communist China and USSR recognize Malta; illus; map
survey of depth and extent of 'white backlash' sentiment in NYC against civil rights movement
Premier Erlander's Soc Dem party wins absolute majority, taking 117 of 233 seats; Communists gain 3 seats for total of 8, Conservatives lose 11 seats, keep 28; Erlander explains Communist gain
incident seen giving Asian Communists major propaganda gain at US expense
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 16, 1964, covering September 21, 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles
Dean Martin
The Beach Boys
Peter| Paul & Mary
1964Josef Müller, Croatian entomologist (born 1880)[†]
Josef Müller, also known as Giuseppe Müller, was a Croatian entomologist.
1964Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.[†]
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese and English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population. It was also the first World Heritage City in Europe to become a European Capital of Culture in 2018.
1964The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's fastest bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.[†]
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie is a retired prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration supersonic strategic bomber for the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s by North American Aviation (NAA) to replace the B-52 Stratofortress and B-58 Hustler, the six-engine, delta-winged Valkyrie could cruise for thousands of miles at Mach 3+ while flying at 70,000 feet (21,000 m).
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]
