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June 10, 1964 - Actress Ingrid Bergman was interviewed today by Britain’s Independent Television News. Her most recent film, “The Visit,” in which she co-starred with Anthony Quinn, had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 11, 1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King was jailed today after he attempted to eat in one of St. Augustine’s finer restaurants overlooking Matanzas Bay.While Dr. King and 17 companions were held on charges of violating Florida’s unwanted guest law, other civil rights demonstrators made another night march through crowds of jeering whites. The whites threw firecrackers into the line of 200 marchers as they circled the old Slave Market. But there were so many helmeted officers — one for every marcher — that the cursing whites made no attempt to assault the demonstrators as they had done previously. After the march, a crowd of white youths attempted to form a march of their own but were blocked by state troopers and police dogs. “If the n*****s can march, why can’t we?” they shouted. Dr. King was arrested on the doorstep of the Monson Motor Lodge Restaurant after a 20-minute confrontation with the president and general manager of the establishment, James Brock. Everyone in town had known for 24 hours that Dr. King would be arrested. He had announced yesterday that he would go to jail to dramatize discrimination against Negroes in the nation’s oldest city. When Dr. King and his chief aide, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, arrived shortly after noon, Mr. Brock was waiting. The night before, Mr. Brock, who is also president of the Florida Hotel and Motel Association, had been seen on a downtown street carrying a shotgun, a billy club, a pistol, and a flashlight. He was one of several businessmen in town who were made special deputies yesterday by Sheriff L.O. Davis. The sheriff said he had appealed to the city’s civic clubs to help maintain law and order.Mr. Brock told Dr. King he and his party of eight persons were not wanted. The two then began a debate of the civil rights issue. Dr. King asked if Mr. Brock understood the “humiliation our people have to go through.” Mr. Brock replied he would integrate his business if the substantial white citizens of the community asked him to or if he were served with a Federal court order. “You realize it would be detrimental to my business to serve you here,” Mr. Brock said. “I have unfortunately had to arrest 84 persons here since Easter.”Then he turned to the television cameras, smiled, and said: “I would like to invite my many friends throughout the country to come to Monson’s. We expect to remain segregated.” As the cameras and reporters recorded Mr. Brock’s remarks, a burly white man, impatient for his lunch, bulled his way through the crowd, violently shoved Dr. King aside, and entered the restaurant. Finally, Sheriff Davis and a deputy arrived and whisked Dr. King and his companions off to jail. Dr. King was expected to remain in jail for a few days while demonstrations continue. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 9, 1964 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was mobbed like a political candidate in Los Angeles yesterday but insisted that “I haven’t made up my mind” on seeking the Vice Presidency or other office. The magic of the Kennedy name was evident at Roosevelt High School, where squealing teenagers and exuberant adults threw themselves at him in wild abandon. Cries of “Viva Kennedy!” went up from the stands as the late President’s brother circled the field to shake hands with as many of the 2,000 students as possible. Some held aloft signs reading, “Bob Kennedy for Vice President.” One group of Girl Scouts sang, “Oh, Bobby, we love you.” Police were hard pressed to keep the throng back as Kennedy finally was ushered to his car to continue his day-long tour of the Los Angeles area.Although the Attorney General told a news conference later that he hasn’t made up his mind about his political future, one prominent local Democrat said that if public sentiment is for him, it will be impossible to keep him off the ticket with President Johnson. Kennedy said he intends to leave his Cabinet post between November and January no matter what happens, although he described his relationship with the President as “very cordial.” “I haven’t been involved in politics really since January of 1961,” he pointed out. “I said I would do whatever President Johnson and the Democratic National Committee want me to.” As a “political practitioner,” Kennedy said that if there was an attempt in the Republican party to stop the nomination of Senator Barry Goldwater, it was started too late. He said he believes Goldwater represents the mainstream of the Republican party and that “I think the Democrats are looking forward” to campaigning against him. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 6, 1964 - The terror-filled hours of D-Day were recalled with simple eloquence last night by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. In a 90-minute interview with Walter Cronkite of CBS-TV, the former Supreme Allied Commander told of his own anxieties. The interview was filmed on the Normandy beaches to mark the 20th anniversary today of the Allied invasion of France in World War II. In an almost matter-of-fact voice, General Eisenhower recalled the fearful decision to go ahead with the landings on June 6, 1944, despite predictions of barely tolerable weather. The destiny of the world’s greatest armada rode on this game, and General Eisenhower admitted, with some show of embarrassment, that he had prepared a statement to be released in the event of catastrophe.In this statement of defeat, General Eisenhower assumed all blame for the decision “because if it did fail, you know this — I was going into oblivion anyway, so I might as well take full responsibility.” When the general spoke, documentary films of the invasion were shown. On Omaha Beach, where the battle reached its climax, there were scenes of amphibious craft foundering in rough seas that were strewn with the bodies of drowned soldiers, and scenes of men, paralyzed with fear, cowering against a sandbank while German guns raked the beach. “Everything was going wrong that could go wrong,” said General Eisenhower.“Finally, the thing that pulled this out was the bravery and the courage and the initiative of the American G.I. That’s what did it.” The closing scene of the program showed General Eisenhower sitting on a bench in the American military cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach. As he viewed the 9,000 graves in the cemetery, he said: “I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope and pray that humanity will learn more than we had learned up to that time. But these people gave us a chance, and they bought time for us so that we can do better than we have before. “So, every time I come back to these beaches or any day when I think about that day 20 years ago now, I say once more that we must find some way to work to peace — and really gain an eternal peace for this world.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 8, 1964 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, acting in his capacity as chairman of the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime, visited the East Los Angeles Youth Training and Employment Project this morning, where he talked to young people of predominantly Mexican-American extraction about their problems in finding work. He later gave a press conference at the Sheraton West Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 8, 1964 - In this interview, Malcolm X discusses his break with the Nation of Islam and his plans for the future with Mike Wallace of CBS News. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 25, 1964 - Here is a special CBS News report, anchored by Walter Cronkite, about the desperate search for three civil rights workers who went missing this week while trying to register Negro voters in Mississippi. The hour-long report features interviews with local officials and businessmen defending segregation in the state; civil rights workers on the violence unleashed upon activists; police on responding to protests, and local citizens about life under Jim Crow. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

June 6, 1964 - Prior to performing two concerts in the village of Blokker in Holland — their only two shows on Dutch soil — the Beatles and Jimmie Nicol, who is filling in for Ringo Starr on drums — toured the canals of Holland today in a glass-topped tourist boat. 50,000 people turned out to see them in Amsterdam, and police leave was canceled so all 15,000 officers were on duty. Some fans dived into the canals to try to reach the mop-topped lads, but they were quickly dealt with my police.Following their Amsterdam jaunt, the Beatles performed two shows in Veilinghal Op Hoop Van Zegen, an auction hall situated on Veilingweg in Blokker, a village 40km north of Amsterdam. The first show was a matinee for 2,000 fans beginning at 2:30 p.m., after which they gave an evening performance to a sell-out crowd of 7,000. In between the two shows the Beatles had been expected to attend a civic reception held in their honour at a local restaurant, followed by a visit to a traditional Dutch village. Unaware of the plans, they napped in their dressing room and inadvertently insulted the people of Blokker. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

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

President and Mrs. Johnson toured impoverished areas of the United States this month to highlight the problem of poverty. President Johnson declared "war on poverty" in his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. The President seeks to expand the Federal government's roles in education and health care as poverty reduction strategies. These policies can be seen as a continuation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies. 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

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

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 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 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 - 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