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November 17, 1964

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Headlines from November 17, 1964

City Authorized to Buy Land for a Civic Center; GO‐AHEAD IS GIVEN FOR CIVIC CENTER

By Unknown Author

Site Selection Bd, after pub hearing, approves acquisition of more land; action enables Wagner to order condemnation of property; sites cleared are for Munic Tower and parking garage, mall and underground concourse to link center's main bldgs; cost put at $91,407,400; at hearing NYC Architects Council aide Ginsburg charged city lacks rational master plan for center; demanded Bway frontage between Reade and Duane Sts be Inc in basic plan; small business tenants of affected properties opposed condemnation

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17 NATIONS OFFER TARIFF‐CUT PLANS AT GENEVA TALKS; Proposed Exceptions Filed as Kennedy Round Opens After Haggling on Rules

By Unknown Author

Kennedy round negotiations begin, Geneva, as US, Canada, Japan, 13 W Eur countries and Czech submit proposals; exceptions lists presented in sealed envelopes; GATT exec sec Wyndham White hails 'historic moment'; all countries propose tariff cuts on at least 75% of indus imports; Austria, Czech, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland conditionally offer cuts on all imports; US and GB call their lists small; size of EEC list queried; Japan submits long list; Canada proposes tariffs she would cut rather than exceptions list

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 11, 1964, covering November 17, 1964.

  1. 1
    Album cover for People by Barbra Streisand

    People

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin

    Everybody Loves Somebody

    Dean Martin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for How Glad I Am by Nancy Wilson

    How Glad I Am

    Nancy Wilson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Something New by The Beatles

    Something New

    The Beatles

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Susan Rice

1964Susan Rice, American academic and politician, 24th United States National Security Advisor[†]

Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, policy advisor, and public official. As a member of the Democratic Party, Rice served as the 22nd director of the United States Domestic Policy Council from 2021 to 2023, as the 27th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013, and as the 23rd U.S. national security advisor from 2013 to 2017.

Mitch Williams

1964Mitch Williams, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Mitchell Steven Williams, nicknamed "Wild Thing", is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1986 to 1997. He was also a studio analyst for the MLB Network from 2009 to 2014.

Historical Context for November 17, 1964

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