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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.
Turn to Corvette Facts - Page 2
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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1964
- The split window as eliminated in the coupe
- Simulated vent panels removed from hood
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THIS YEAR'S TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
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- 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
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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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CLICK ON THE 1964 AD

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Top Movies -
My Fair Lady, Dr. Strangelove, Goldfinger, Mary
Poppins, Zorba the Greek, Becket
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Television -
Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
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Music -
I Want To Hold Your Hand, Leader Of The Pack, I Get Around, Downtown
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1964 OWNER'S MANUAL

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