Real Time 1960s

June 5, 1964 - The New York Mets scored seven unearned runs in the third inning, three on Ed Kranepool’s homer, and went on to trounce the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0, behind the four-hit pitching of Galen Cisco. Cisco, the losing pitcher in last Sunday’s 23-inning game against San Francisco, turned in his first complete game victory since Sept. 21, 1962. He walked one and struck out three. Except for Willie Davis, who tripled in the first inning, only one Dodger got past first base. Ron Fairly’s error on Cisco’s grounder paved the way for the Mets’ outburst in the third. The ball went through Fairly’s legs. Before Kranepool connected, the Mets scored on Roy McMIllan’s sacrifice fly, Ron Hunt’s double, and a single by Joe Christopher. Charlie Smith followed Kranepool’s blast with a home run. That send Dodger starter Joe Moeller from the mount. The game drew 54,790, boosting the Mets’ total for 20 games to 497,350. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 4, 1964 - The Beatles flew into Copenhagen today to start their European tour and were greeted by thousands of screaming fans. After their jet landed, John Lennon remarked to a reporter: “Just like England used to be — remember?” He was smiling, but his words may be striking the truth. Only 90 minutes earlier — with drummer Jimmy Nicol, 24, who is standing in for sick Ringo Starr — they left London Airport. There were only a handful of fans there to wave them off. Is the Beatles’ era slipping away? Not in Copenhagen. There were 6,000 fans stamping and yelling at the airport. New boy Jimmy Nicol seemed a bit bewildered by it all. The lads were rushed into a car and driven to Copenhagen’s luxury Royal Hotel. There, another 2,000 fans battled outside with police. Several people were trampled underfoot when the crowd broke through the police cordon. At that point, 10 burly British soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers, who are on a goodwill visit, stepped in and helped the police get the fans back under control.Back in London, Ringo, who is in University College Hospital with tonsillitis, was reported to be “getting better.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 2, 1964 - In this CBS Interview, Sen. Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.) expresses concern that Sen. Barry Goldwater’s views are not in the “mainstream” of the Republican party. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 2, 1964 - CBS News has declared Sen. Barry Goldwater the winner of the California Republican Presidential primary and Pierre Salinger the winner of the Democratic Senatorial Primary in the Golden State. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 1, 1964 - In this interview, Don Knotts discusses his latest film, “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” with Texas broadcaster Richard “Cactus” Pryor. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 18, 1964 - NBC correspondent David Brinkley wished to know where “Averagetown, U.S.A.” was and what was on the minds of its residents. So, the U.S. Census Bureau fired up their gigantic computers to find the answer, calculating which place had exactly the same kinds of people, income, employment, social structure, and voting habits as the national average. The answer: Salem, N.J. In this documentary, Mr. Brinkley presents a snapshot portrait of “Averagetown, U.S.A.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

LBJ speaks out against extremism; Communist atrocities in Vietnam; Barry Goldwater wins the Illinois primary; history is made at the Oscars; Shea Stadium opens for business. Newscaster: Joe Rubenstein. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Apr. 16, 1964 - City government was carried out behind a cordon of uniformed Austin, Tex., policemen today after three civil rights demonstrators tried to take the floor away from City Council and were bodily ejected from the chambers. The dramatic confrontation between the council and leaders of the NAACP that has been building over the past two weeks blew up minutes after the council entered the chambers. Mayor Pro Tem Travis LaRue, speaking to a jampacked chamber, laid out strict ground rules for procedure. Mayor Lester Palmer remains in St. David’s Hospital recovering from “extreme exhaustion,” hastened by the four-day civil rights filibuster before the council which began April 2. The NAACP-sponsored demonstrations are being held to press the council into passing a penal ordinance to ban racial discrimination. Following the three ejections, a total of 14 persons, from both camps, were heard by the council. One of the greatest stirs of the day came when the Rev. W. Luther Holland, now pastor of Kashmere Baptist Church in Houston and former Austin minister, said: “No city in this state is any further advanced in civil rights than Austin.” Rev. Holland said he was a full-blooded Negro and agreed there was “still progress to be made in this city,” then added that Negroes should take advantage of the opportunities that were now open to them. “This is a city of love. I want the Negroes to employ culture and understanding to continue the march for higher ideals in civil and human rights,” Rev. Holland said. The Houston minister said no one had asked him to make his speech. In rebuttal, Mrs. Florence Bonner, wife of one of the ejected demonstrators, called Rev. Holland “the 20th century Booker T. Washington.” Booker T. Washington, the Negro educator, author, and orator widely praised by whites and Negroes during his period of activity — 1880 to 1915 — has been criticized by many contemporary civil rights activists for his alleged accommodationism to white supremacy. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 31, 1964 - Steve Barber, a 20-game winner last year, pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and scored his first victory of the season as Baltimore nipped the Los Angeles Angels, 2-1. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Enjoy this color film covering highlights from the Los Angeles Lakers' 1963-64 NBA season. The Lakers, who finished in third place in the Western Division, were defeated in the semifinal round of the playoffs by the St. Louis Hawks. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 30, 1964 - The fight for civil rights is at a crucial point both nationally and locally, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said today as he arrived in Los Angeles to participate in Religious Witness of Human Dignity ceremonies at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. "On a national level," he said, "failure of passage of the Civil Rights Bill -- without watering down -- will be the tragedy of the century. The big problem of California is the move to repeal the Rumford Fair Housing Bill. Any repeal will be a tragic step backward." He reiterated his stand that all demonstrations be nonviolent, with the main purpose to arouse the conscience of the community. Dr. King is expected to address 15,000 persons Monday night in Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno at a rally sponsored by several church organizations. Earlier, he will speak at a rally in front of Fresno High School and will join a two-mile march to the stadium. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 29, 1964 - Bullets riddled an unoccupied beachfront cottage rented by Martin Luther King early today in St. Augustine, Fla., and a shotgun blast shattered two windows of another integration leader’s automobile. The shootings followed a midnight clash among Negro demonstrators, a group of whites, and police which sent two men to the hospital. The melee at the old slave market in the center of the historic city prompted authorities to ask Negroes to stay off the streets at night. Dr. King, who had arrived in St. Augustine Monday night to organize racial demonstrations, left yesterday for San Diego, Calif., with a promise to return. A newsman confirmed reports of other Negro leaders that the cottage Dr. King had rented was punctured by 19 rifle bullet holes and some shotgun pellets on all four sides. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 24, 1964 - Actress Jayne Mansfield was the mystery guest on tonight's edition of the CBS panel game show, "What's My Line." Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 24, 1964 - The Ed Sullivan Show tonight broadcast an interview Mr. Sullivan had with the Beatles, where they discussed production of their forthcoming film, "A Hard Day's Night." Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 22, 1964 - Chris Short, a lefthander who has allowed only one earned run in 32 innings this season, scored his fifth consecutive victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight as the Philadelphia Phillies won, 2-0. The Phillies also extended their win streak against the Dodgers to five games and beat Don Drysdale for the fourth straight time. They haven't lost to him in nearly two years. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 23, 1964 - President Johnson pledged today to “carry on the vision of the Marshall Plan” by continuing to “build bridges across the gulf which has divided us from Eastern Europe.” The U.S. is committed, he said, “to use every peaceful means to work with friends and allies so that all of Europe may be joined in a shared society of freedom.” That commitment was stated by President Kennedy in a speech at the Free University of West Berlin last June 26. Johnson, in effect, was committing his own Administration to the position Kennedy had taken.Johnson chose the dedication ceremony for the George C. Marshall Research Library at the Virginia Military Institute for this major statement of his attitude toward the Eastern European members of the Soviet bloc.Sharing the platform with him on the institute’s parade ground were General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley, both former commanders under General Marshall, a graduate of VMI.A crowd estimated at about 10,000 was seated on the parade ground, and the institute’s corps of cadets sat nearby. Upon his arrival by helicopter from Roanoke, Johnson received a 21-gun salute and then reviewed an honor guard of cadets. He also got a mighty cheer from the cadets when he asked Governor Albertis Harrison of Virginia to direct the institute’s superintendent to declare an amnesty on cadet demerits. About 50 cadets benefited, it was reported, and at least three may have been saved from dismissal.In his speech, the President, terming General Marshall “among the noblest Americans of them all,” said that he was “not only a great soldier, not only a great statesman; he was first and foremost a great man.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 22, 1964 - President Johnson called today for a “creative federalism” of local and national authorities to rebuild American cities, preserve the American countryside, and develop an educational system that “grows in excellence as it grows in size.” As a first step, he promised the 4,862-member graduating class of the University of Michigan that he will “establish working groups to prepare a series of White House conferences and meetings — on the cities, on natural beauty, on the quality of education, and on other emerging challenges.” In an appeal directed primarily to the nation’s youth, Mr. Johnson said that the “challenge of the next half-century” was to use American resources “to enrich and elevate our national life and to advance the quality of American civilization.” Mr. Johnson was interrupted frequently for applause, particularly when he urged better teacher salaries and spoke of civil rights. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 21, 1964 - Malcolm X, the black nationalist leader, said today he had received pledges of support from some new African nations for charges of discrimination against the U.S. in the United Nations. The case against the U.S. for its treatment of the Negro people, he said, would be prepared and submitted to the U.N. sometime this year. He did not say which nations intended to lodge the formal charges. Malcolm, speaking at a press conference in Harlem following his return from a trip to Africa and Mecca, said the pledges had been received from the heads of all the countries he visited. Among the nations on his itinerary were Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. The case to be presented to the world organization, he said, would compel the U.S. Government to face the same charges as South Africa and Rhodesia. The U.S., he asserted, has colonized the Negro people just as the people of Africa and Asia were colonized by Europeans. He described the American method as “neo-colonialism.” “My racial philosophy has only changed to the extent that in Mecca and Saudi Arabia I met thousands of people of different races and colors who treated me as a human being,” he said. Malcolm, who formerly headed the New York followers of the Nation of Islam, recently split with the group and now leads the Moslem Mosque Inc., a black nationalist organization. Earlier today, he was greeted at Kennedy International Airport by a crowd of newsmen. A detail of airport police accompanied Malcolm to a side area where his wife and children awaited him. Also on hand was a heavy detail of Malcolm’s own security men, wearing dark blue suits, white shirts, and distinctive red or gray bow ties. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 17, 1964 - Actor Jack Lemmon was the mystery guest tonight on the CBS panel game show, “What's My Line.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 16, 1964 - Bennie Daniels backed up his pitching with a two-run homer and profited by some wild Chicago baserunning today as the Washington Senators defeated the White Sox, 3-1. The White Sox had the bases filled with two out and Ron Hansen at bat in the top of the eighth when Ron Kline went in to relieve Daniels. Tom McCraw attempted to steal home on the second pitch to Hansen and was easily thrown out, Kline to Mike Brumley. Earlier in the inning, pinch hitter Minnie Minoso singled and attempted to go to third on Mike Hershberger's single to center but was thrown out, Don Lock to Don Zimmer. Daniels hit a homer off Eddie Fisher, working in relief of the loser, Ray Herbert, in the sixth inning. John Kennedy had singled before Daniels' homer. Lock's homer gave the Senators a 1-0 lead in the fourth. It was one of 10 hits off Herbert in five innings. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 14, 1964 - James Stewart and his wife Gloria were the celebrity guests tonight on the CBS game show, “Password.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 10, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appeared tonight on the CBS-TV program "Face the Nation." He was questioned by host Paul Niven, Ben Bradlee, and Dan Rather. Among other things, the panelists asked Dr. King how a civil rights bill would be enforced in the South and whether he had plans to endorse President Lyndon Johnson's campaign for a full presidential term. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 12, 1964 - The Beach Boys performed their composition, "In My Room," on the Red Skelton Show tonight. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 10, 1964 - Bob Dylan performed his composition, "With God on Our Side," on the BBC tonight. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

May 9, 1964 - A two-run single by Tony Gonzalez in the seventh inning during a three-run rally and Ed Roebuck's scoreless two-inning relief hurling gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds today. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s