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1st Natl Bank of Boston rescinds prime rate rise in response to 'pol pressures' from Johnson; some NY bank execs irritated by Pres interference; White House has no official reaction; Treas silent on rept that Dillon asked NY banks to refrain from raising rates
hon degree awarded, Georgetown U
Min Gromyko and Sec Rusk conf, NYC; Rusk reptdly sees Laos as key to SE Asian situation; USSR reptdly considers itself bound by Geneva conf decisions; Rusk also confs with Deputy Premier Phoumi Nosavan and Thai Min Thanat Khoman
McNamara reaffirms decision to close Bklyn Army Terminal, news conf, NYC, following conf with Rockefeller, Wagner and other city and state officials; agrees to make available to Cong all data leading to decision; stresses job placement effort
US proposes that Thant take over negotiations for solution of unpaid arrears; Stevenson and Plimpton suggest plan to Under Sec Narasimhan; say Gromyko has agreed; Bouattoura repts USSR backs Asian-African plan including rescue fund providing it is not linked directly to issue of vote loss; other conditions made; plan envisages new Assembly com, excluding big powers as members, to negotiate comprehensive arrangements for peace-keeping forces
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 2, 1964, covering December 4, 1964.
The Beach Boys
Barbra Streisand
Dean Martin
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
1964Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster[â ]
Scott Hastings is a Scottish sports commentator and former Scotland international rugby union player. At the point of his retirement he was Scotland's most-capped player ever, but this record has now been beaten. He played for Edinburgh District and when that provincial side turned professional he played for Edinburgh Rugby. At amateur level he played for Watsonians.
1964Chelsea Noble, American actress[â ]
Chelsea Cameron is an American actress known for her role as Kate McDonnell on the ABC television sitcom Growing Pains (1989â1992).
1964Marisa Tomei, American actress[â ]
Marisa Tomei is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
1964Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.[â ]
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a massive, long-lasting student protest which took place during the 1964â65 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. The Movement was informally under the central leadership of Berkeley graduate student Mario Savio. Other student leaders include Jack Weinberg, Tom Miller, Michael Rossman, George Barton, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman, Michael Teal, Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg and others.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[â ]