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LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo, Dec. 15 — Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley left today for consultations in Washington amid mounting indications of intervention by African countries in the Congo war.
TRENTON, Dec. 15—The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled invalid today the weighted voting system adopted by the State Senate on Nov. 16. It had been scheduled to become effective Thursday.
A Mississippi water supply district found no acceptable bids yesterday for $24.65 million of bonds that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had urged investment bankers to boycott.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—Defense officials said today that all National Guard divisions would be spread out over more than one state in the proposed reorganization of the Army Ready Reserve forces.
LONDON, Dec. 15—Prime Minister Harold Wilson has suggested to Leonid I. Brezhnev, First Secretary of the Soviet Communist party, and Aleksei N. Kosygin, the Soviet Premier, that they meet with him soon, reliable sources said today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 16, 1964, covering December 16, 1964.
The Beach Boys
Elvis Presley
The Rolling Stones
Barbra Streisand
Andy Williams
1964Heike Drechsler, German sprinter and long jumper[†]
Heike Gabriela Drechsler is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany. One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third on the all-time list with her legal best of 7.48 metres in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres (+2.1) in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a woman has ever long jumped. She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump, winning in 1992 and 2000.
1964Todd Glass, American comedian[†]
Todd Steven Glass is an American stand-up comedian.
1964John Kirwan, New Zealand rugby player and coach[†]
Sir John James Patrick Kirwan is a New Zealand mental health advocate, former rugby union and rugby league player, and former rugby union coach.
1964Georgie Parker, Australian actress[†]
Georgina Parker is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner in A Country Practice; as Theresa 'Terri' Sullivan in All Saints; and as Roo Stewart in Home and Away, as well as being a presenter on the children's program Play School.
1964Billy Ripken, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]
William Oliver Ripken, nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987–1998 for the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians (1995), and Detroit Tigers (1998). During his career, he batted and threw right-handed. He is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. He currently serves as a radio host for XM Satellite Radio and a studio analyst for MLB Network.
In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]