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October 12, 1964

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Headlines from October 12, 1964

2 YOUTHS SEIZED IN JOHNSON RALLY, ONE WITH A GUN; Second Arrested for Hitting President on Head With a Placard in Phoenix CANDIDATE IS UNINJURED 18-Year-Old With a Loaded Revolver Says He Sought to 'Protect' Him 2 YOUTHS SEIZED IN JOHNSON RALLY

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C Fetzer, 18, seized for carrying concealed pistol in crowd awaiting Johnson, Phoenix; T L Wilkins, 18, seized for striking Johnson with Goldwater poster, crushing his hat; illus; Johnson unhurt; both youths released; charges not dropped; Johnson belittles poster incident; Goldwater, resting in Phoenix home, does not meet Johnson; security incidents and phoned threats during Johnson's later appearances in S Gate and Long Beach, Calif, noted

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House Unit Clears Johnson And Others in Estes Case

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HR Intergovt Relations (Fountain) subcom clears Pres Johnson and other officials of wrongdoing in connection with Estes grain storage dealings; criticizes Agr Dept and other Fed agencies for failing to detect his manipulations; urges improved cooperation among agencies, proposes closing 'possible loophole'; urges Govt act to recover profits derived by Estes from storage operations; Fountain comments; Commercial Solvents Corp statement

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 7, 1964, covering October 12, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
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    Album cover for Something New by The Beatles

    Something New

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    Dean Martin

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    3
    Peak
    3
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    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Peter; Paul And Mary In Concert by Peter| Paul & Mary

    Peter; Paul And Mary In Concert

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    4
    Peak
    4
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    9
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    Album cover for All Summer Long by The Beach Boys

    All Summer Long

    The Beach Boys

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11

Historical Events

Voskhod 1

1964The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.[†]

Voskhod 1 was the seventh crewed Soviet space flight. Flown by cosmonauts Vladimir Komarov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Boris Yegorov, it launched 12 October 1964, and returned on the 13th. Voskhod 1 was the first human spaceflight to carry more than one crewman into orbit, the first flight without the use of spacesuits, and the first to carry either an engineer or a physician into outer space. It also set a crewed spacecraft altitude record of 336 km (209 mi).

Historical Context for October 12, 1964

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