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Model Year 1964
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 PRESIDENT  JOHNSON  NOTES 
22,229  CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1964

St Louis, MO (AP) - The President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson, proclaimed this day as "America's Sports Car Day" in honor of the 1964 Corvette.

Even without a Vice President, he released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1964 Corvette.

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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1964

  • The split window as eliminated in the coupe
  • Simulated vent panels removed from hood
THIS  YEAR'S  TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
  • Khrushchev is deposed as Soviet Communist leader
  • Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment
  • Three civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi
  • China detonates A-Bomb
  • Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
  • Increased tensions on the rise in Vietnam

COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA

  • Automobile = $2,350
  • Avg. Income = $6,200
  • Gal. Gasoline = $.25
  • New Home = $20,800
  • Postal Stamp = $.05
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ENTERTAINMENT  REPORT

  • Top Movies -
    My Fair Lady, Dr. Strangelove, Goldfinger, Mary Poppins, Zorba the Greek, Becket

  • Television -
    Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
  • Music -
    I Want To Hold Your Hand, Leader Of The Pack, I Get Around, Downtown
1964  OWNER'S  MANUAL

1964  SPORTS  EVENTS

  • World Series -
    St. Louis Cardinals d.
    NY Yankees (4-3)
  • NBA Championship -
    Boston Celtics defeated
    SF Warriors (4-1)
  • Stanley Cup -
    Toronto d. Detroit (4-3)
  • Kentucky Derby -
    Northern Dancer

DEATHS THIS  YEAR

  • Herbert Hoover
  • Douglas MacArthur