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October 24, 1964

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Headlines from October 24, 1964

WASHINGTON BARS ANY NEW PARLEY WITH CHINKS REDS; Terms Peking's Suggestion for Nuclear Conference a ‘Sucker’ Proposal; THANT'S PLAN REJECTED; Channels Already Existing Make Five‐Nation Talks Unnecessary, U.S. Says

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US officials reject Chinese call for world conf to ban nuclear arms as 'sucker' proposal; reject Thant suggestion for 5-power conf; cite existing open diplomatic channels; see eventual Chinese participation if disarmament progress is reached

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KOSYGIN ASSURES U.S AMBASSADOR ON ‘COEXISTENCE’; New Soviet Premier Calls Kohler for First Meeting With Western Envoy

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Novoye Vremya (pub) says Western observers do not grasp principle of 'collective leadership'; says Communist party 'paid dearly' for departure from it during Stalin's rule; effort seen to stress that basic policies will be unchanged; Suslov's absence from Marshal Biryuzov funeral noted; Amb Kohler, visiting Kosygin, reptdly found Khrushchev's old office unchanged except for absence of personal mementos

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 21, 1964, covering October 24, 1964.

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

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for People by Barbra Streisand

    People

    Barbra Streisand

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    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    Dean Martin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Something New by The Beatles

    Something New

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for How Glad I Am by Nancy Wilson

    How Glad I Am

    Nancy Wilson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Rosana Arbelo

1964Rosana Arbelo, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Rosana Arbelo Gopar, known professionally by her mononym Rosana, is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

1964Paul Bonwick, Canadian businessman and politician[†]

Paul Bonwick, is a lobbyist and former politician in Canada.

1964Dmitri Gorkov, Russian footballer and manager[†]

Dmitry Anatolyevich Gorkov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Janele Hyer-Spencer

1964Janele Hyer-Spencer, American lawyer and politician[†]

Donna Janele Hyer-Spencer is an American attorney and former politician. Hyer-Spencer represented New York's 60th Assembly District, which covers parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn, from 2007 to 2010. She is a Democrat.

Ray LeBlanc

1964Ray LeBlanc, American ice hockey player[†]

Raymond Jude LeBlanc is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1991–92 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 2000, was spent in the minor leagues. Internationally LeBlanc played for the American national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and at the 1992 World Championships.

1964Doug Lee, American basketball player[†]

Douglas Edward Lee is a retired American professional basketball player.

Notable Deaths

1964Toni Kinshofer, German mountaineer (born 1931)[†]

Toni Kinshofer was a German mountaineer.

Historical Events

Northern Rhodesia

1964Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia.[†]

Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. It was initially administered, as were the two earlier protectorates, by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), a chartered company, on behalf of the British Government. From 1924, it was administered by the British Government as a protectorate, under similar conditions to other British-administered protectorates, and the special provisions required when it was administered by BSAC were terminated.

Historical Context for October 24, 1964

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