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Class of 1964
St. John Nepomuk's
1964 in Review
To submit additional facts about the year 1964
IN THE NEWS
ECONOMY
> Beatles arrive in U.S. and launch the "British Invasion"
> Zip codes are introduced by the U. S. Postal Service
> Teamsters negotiate the first national labor contract
> The Kennedy half dollar replaces the Franklin half dollar
> The U. S. Surgeon General, Luther Terry, links smoking to cancer
> Warren Commission says that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in
the Kennedy assassination
> Jack Ruby is sentenced to death for the Lee Harvey Oswald murder
> James Hoffa gets 8 years for fraud, conspiracy and jury rigging
> The U. S. begins bombing North Vietnam
> Ford introduces the sporty new Mustang
> The Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show
> Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton
> LBJ wins presidency with landslide victory over Berry Goldwater
> Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize
> Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for boxing heavy weight title
> The Rolling Stones make their first tour as headliners
> Top Broadway shows are Hello Dolly and Fiddler on the Roof
> New dances are the Watusi, Monkey and Swim
> Soviet Union is now using spy satellites
> Major League Baseball agrees to a free agent draft
> U. S. Supreme Court uphold the Civil Rights Act
> New food items - Pop Tarts and Lucky Charms are introduced
> The space probe Mariner IV flies by Mars and sends back pictures
> The new TV show Gilligan's Island is a big hit
> Go-go girls begin dancing on raised platforms in bars
> Population: 191,900,000
> Life Expectancy: 70.2 years
> Dow - Jones: 891 high 776 low
> Federal Spending: $118.5 billion
> Federal Debt: $316.1 billion
> Inflation: 1.2%
> Average Annual Income: $6,600
> Unemployment: 5.7%
> GDP: $663 billion
> Minimum Wage: $1.25 / hr
AVERAGE PRICES
> New 3 bedroom home: $18,000
> First-class stamp: 5 cents
> New Ford car: $3,200
> Gallon of gas: 30 cents
> Dozen of eggs: 54 cents
> Gallon of Milk: 95 cents
> Loaf of bread: 21 cents
TOP 20 TV SHOWS
1. Bonanza
2. Bewitched
3. Gomer Pyle, USMC
4. The Andy Griffith Show
5. The Fugitive
6. The Red Skeleton Show
7. The Dick Van Dyke Show
8. The Lucy Show
9. Peyton Place II
10. Combat
11. Walt Disney
12. The Beverly Hillbillies
13. My Three Sons
14. Branded
15. Petticoat Junction
16. The Ed Sullivan Show
17. Lassie
18. The Munsters
19. Gilligan's Island
20. Peyton Place V
TOP MOVIES
1. Mary Poppins
2. Goldfinger
3. Viva Las Vegas
4. A Fist Full of Dollars
5. Roustabout
NOTEWORTHY MOVIE RELEASES
1. A Hard Day's Night
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. From Russia With Love
4. The Pink Panther
5. Zorba The Greek
TOP MUSIC SINGLES (Billboard Magazine)
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
2. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
3. There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
4. Baby Love - The Supremes
5. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
6. The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
7. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
8. I Feel Fine - The Beatles
9. She Loves You - The Beatles
10. I Get Around - The Beach Boys
11. Come See About Me - The Supremes
12. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
13. Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
14. My Guy - Mary Wells
15. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
16. Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons
17. Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
18. Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton
19. Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
20. A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon
1. Hello Dolly - (original cast)
2. Honey in the Horn - Al Hirt
3. Meet The Beatles - The Beatles
4. The Songs Of The West Side Story - (soundtrack)
5. The Second Barbara Streisand Album - Streisand
TOP MUSIC ALBUMS
MOVIE AWARDS
Best Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady
Best Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
Best Picture: My Fair Lady
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - Topkapi
Best Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova - Alexis Zorbas
Best Director: George Cukor - My Fair Lady
FICTION BEST SELLERS
1. "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" - John Le Carre
2. "Candy" - Terry Southern and Mason Hofferberg
3. "Herzog" - Saul Bellow
4. "Armageddon" - Leon Uris
5. "The Man" - Irving Wallace
6. "The Rector of Justin" - Louis Auchincloss
7. "The Martyred" - Richard E. Kim
8. "You Only Live Twice" - Ian Fleming
9. "This Rough Magic" - Mary Stewart
10. "Convention" - Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
NONFICTION BEST SELLERS
SPORTS
> Super Bowl: Cleveland Browns 27 Baltimore Colts 0
> NFL - MVP: Johnny Unitas - Baltimore Colts
> NCAA National Champs: UCLA (30-0), John Wooden coach
> Rose Bowl: Michigan 34 Oregon State 7
> World Series: St. Louis Cardinals beat N.Y. Yankees (4 games to 3)
> NL - MVP: Ken Boyer - St. Louis Cardinals
> NL - Rookie of the Year: Richie Allen - Philadelphia Phillies
> AL - MVP: Brooks Robinson - Baltimore Orioles
> AL - Rookie of the Year: Tony Oliva - Minnesota Twins
> NBA Champs: Boston Celtics beat San Fran. Warriors (4 games to 1)
> NBA - MVP: Oscar Robertson - Cincinnati Royals (ave pts. 31.4/gm)
> Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings (4 games to 1)
> Arnold Palmer win 4th Masters Golf Tournament
> Jim Ryun breaks the 4 minute mile (3:50) at age 17
1. "Four Days" - American Heritage and United Press International
2. "I Need All The Friends I Can Get" - Charles M. Schulz
3. "Profiles in Courage - Memorial Edition" - John F. Kennedy
4. "In His Own Write" - John Lennon
5. "Christmas Is Together-Time" - Charles M. Schulz
6. "A Day In The Life Of President Kennedy" - Jim Bishop
7. "The Kennedy Wit" - Bill Adler
8. "A Moveable Feast" - Ernest Hemingway
9. "Reminiscences" - General Douglas MacArthur
10. "The John F. Kennedy's" - Mark Shaw
