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Oct. 15, 1964 - The Supremes made their debut United Kingdom T.V. appearance tonight when they performed “Baby Love” on “Top of the Pops.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 15, 1964 - Premier Nikita Krushchev has lost political power in the Soviet Union. He was replaced today by Leonid Brezhnev, 57, as first secretary of the Communist party, and by Alexei Kosygin, 60, as premier. He even lost his seat in the Presidium of the Central Committee of the party, the third and last position he held in the leadership. This indicated that he had fallen into total disgrace. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 14, 1964 - Back to back home runs by Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle and a grand slam by Joe Pepitone tied up the World Series in an 8-3 New York Yankee victory today at Busch Stadium and left everything up to St. Louis’ Bob Gibson and Yankee Mel Stottlemyre in tomorrow’s final game. Both Gibson, the flamethrowing former Harlem Globetrotter, and Stottlemyre, the 22-year-old rookie with the sinker ball, will be coming back with only two days rest. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

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Oct. 27, 1964 - This speech by actor Ronald Reagan in support of Sen. Barry Goldwater’s Presidential candidacy was televised tonight as part of a pre-recorded program, “Rendezvous with Destiny.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 21, 1964 - At the request of Senator Barry Goldwater, this Republican documentary film depicting America’s “moral decay” under President Johnson has been temporarily withdrawn. It will not be shown tomorrow afternoon as scheduled on NBC. Goldwater’s decision was made after deletions by NBC officials of 60 of the most risqué seconds of the 30-minute movie and a statement from the Democratic National Chairman, John Bailey, that it was “the sickest political program to be conceived since television became a factor in American politics.” The film was underwritten by the National Citizens for Goldwater‐Miller, which agreed to censorship of certain scenes. They included front shots of a woman in a topless bathing suit, views of pornographic book covers, strip‐teasers in the final phases of their performances, and a man clad only in a fig leaf. The implication of the film is that the nation’s morals have deteriorated drastically since Johnson came to the White House, and that the President’s character is suspect. Despite Goldwater’s request, it seems likely the movie will be presented at some point. A brief statement late this afternoon from the Republican National Chairman, Dean Burch, said: “At the request of Senator Goldwater, the Citizens for Goldwater‐Miller film entitled ‘Choice’ has been withdrawn.” Soon thereafter, G. Frederick Mullen, director of the news bureau of the Citizens for Goldwater‐Miller, said: “Naturally, we are acceding to the request of Senator [Goldwater] and are proceeding now to make minor changes in the film to take into account new developments. The changes have nothing to do with Mr. Bailey’s charges. The film will be shown as soon as possible.” Also in doubt is the fate of 200 unexpurgated prints of the movie that have already been distributed to communities in 47 states by the Mothers for Moral America, a recently organized division of the Goldwater citizens’ group. “Choice” cost $65,000 to produce. The half hour of NBC network time bought for showing between 2 and 2:30 P.M. tomorrow cost $35,000. Because of the expense, Russell Walton, public relations director of Citizens for Goldwater‐Miller, said the movie would be shown on a network only once. He added that it would be “shown and reshown” on local stations on time bought by local groups supporting Goldwater and be presented to clubs and civic groups throughout the nation. Earlier today, NBC said that it considered certain sequences in the film “unduly suggestive” and that it had deleted them with the cooperation of the “sponsoring organization.” “In the interest of freedom of political expression, NBC does not attempt to censor the editorial content of paid political broadcasts,” the network’s statement said. “But it does reserve the right to question material that might be defamatory or morally improper for family viewing.” After viewing an uncut version of “Choice,” Democratic Chairman Bailey said today: “Frankly I would rather trust the morality of my grandchildren to their parents than to the so‐called Mothers for Moral America, who seem to be spending their time promoting money to put a salacious movie into the living rooms of America when they might accomplish more morality by taking their children and dogs for a romp in the colorful autumn woods.” Mr. Mullen, of the Goldwater citizens’ group, said that he found nothing immoral in the portion to be deleted for television showing. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 12, 1964 - The fiery St. Louis Cardinals charged to within one victory of their first world championship since 1946 today when Tim McCarver’s home run bat and Bob Gibson’s strong right arm beat back the New York Yankees, 5-2, in the 10-inning fifth game. Gibson, within one out of a shutout when Tom Tresh tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth, struck out 13 Yanks and saved his own skin with a truly sensational fielding play in the ninth.McCarver, his young batterymate, slammed a three-run homer on Pete Mikkelsen’s 3-2 pitch in the top of the 10th. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 10, 1964 - The All-Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, tonight before 14,200 spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens in the 18th annual NHL All-Star game. All-Star coach Sid Abel gave the fans their money’s worth by putting together the most talented threesome of this hockey era when he formed a line of the Canadiens’ Jean Beliveau at center, Detroit’s Gordie Howe on right wing, and Chicago’s Bobby Hull on left. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 11, 1964 - Ken Boyer’s grand slam home run, the relief pitching of Roger Craig and Ron Taylor, and a double play ball that stuck in Bobby Richardson’s glove one second too long added up to a 4-3 St. Louis victory over the New York Yankees today at Yankee Stadium, squaring the World Series after four games. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 11, 1964 - The mystery guests on tonight’s episode of “What’s My Line” were brothers Ken Boyer of the St. Louis Cardinals and Clete Boyer of the New York Yankees. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 11, 1964 - Sonny Jurgensen bombed his old Philadelphia teammates with five touchdown passes at D.C. Stadium today as Washington whipped the Eagles, 35-20, to snap a four-game losing streak. His new Redskin teammates, meanwhile, did a good job of containing their former quarterback, Norm Snead, but had a tough time with Eagle halfback Tim Brown, who scored all three Philadelphia touchdowns. Jurgensen and Snead changed teams in a major NFL deal after last season. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 11, 1964 - Roy Orbison was the musical guest tonight on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Orbison, 28 years old, performed his hit song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 10, 1964 - A dramatic ninth-inning home run by Mickey Mantle today gave the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and also boosted the American League champions to a 2-1 edge in the World Series. Mantle, setting a new World Series record with a total of 16 home runs in the fall classic, lined the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth into the upper deck in right field to break a 1-1 tie. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 10, 1964 - Mickey Mantle’s record-breaking 16th World Series home run off reliever Barney Schultz, a tremendous blow off the upper deck in right field, gave the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals today at Yankee Stadium and a 2-1 edge in the Series. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 10, 1964 - Sen. Barry Goldwater, speaking today in the Mormon Tabernacle today in Salt Lake City, assailed President Johnson and the Democratic party for making no reference to God or religion in their 1964 platform. He also suggested that a constitutional amendment permitting school prayer would be a step toward eliminating “rot and decay” which he said is undermining the moral fiber of the American people. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 9, 1964 - President Johnson brought his campaign to New Orleans tonight, got a roaring reception, and said the first task after his election victory must be “to bind our wounds and heal our history — and make this nation whole.” Here is a clip of the President’s remarks at a Democratic party fundraiser in the Louisiana city. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 9, 1964 - The San Diego Chargers borrowed two of Boston’s defensive weapons, the blitz and the interception, and then came on strong with their second-string quarterback to hand the Patriots their first defeat of the season, 26-17, at Fenway Park tonight. Crashing in throughout the contest in a manner made famous by the Patriots last year, the Chargers threw the Boston offense off balance and completely ruined it as the secondary picked off four of Babe Parilli’s passes, two of them in the end zone. Those two big grabs definitely spoiled Boston’s scoring chances besides wrecking a lot of other things. It was the first loss for Boston and drops the team into second place in the Eastern standings. It ruined Parilli’s statistics, as in four previous games he had only two interceptions. And it spoiled the night for the record crowd of 35,096, the largest ever to see the Patriots in Boston. San Diego is a jinx team for the Pats. Three times last year they wrecked the Patriots, most painfully in the championship game out on the Coast where Tobin Rote, the old pro quarterback, picked them apart. But tonight, the Patriots took care of Rote early, intercepting him and generally covering his plays perfectly. They saw their old nemesis for only a few minutes in the first quarter, and when he was taken out after the interception, it seemed the Boston club would roll to its fifth straight victory. San Diego had another quarterback though, an unheralded sub named John Hadl, who came in and dominated the game. When Hadl entered the game, Boston was leading, 3-0. Hadl completed nine of his first 10 passes, including eight straight. His scoring throws were for 2 and 13 yards to Lance Alworth and 15 yards to Don Norton. The Chargers (2-2) now sit in second place in the Western division behind the league-leading Kansas City Chiefs (2-1). Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 8, 1964 - Rookie Mel Stottlemyre, a name Yogi Berra still has trouble spelling, confused the St. Louis Cardinals with seven-hit pitching today at Busch Stadium, and the New York Yankees evened the World Series with an 8-3 victory in the second game. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

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Oct. 7, 1964 - In London today, black nationalist leader Malcolm X spoke out on the U.S. Presidential election and other topics, including heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 7, 1964 - Young Mike Shannon and broken-jawed Carl Warwick struck key blows in a four-run sixth inning uprising today that gave the underdog St. Louis Cardinals a 9-5 victory over the New York Yankees in the opening game of the World Series. A standing room throng of 30,805 at St. Louis’ first Series game since 1946 savored the spectacle of the proud Yankees losing their fifth straight Series game. The Cardinals turned the game into a rout in the eighth with three unearned runs. Shannon, a young man recalled from the farm system in mid-season, whacked a 450-foot home run with a man on that tied the score in the sixth. It came off loser Whitey Ford, who was knocked out when Tim McCarver followed with a double. Warwick, who went into the game with a scar on his right cheek and a “throb in my head” as a souvenir of a line drive during a Sept. 27 batting practice, stroked home the tie-breaking run with a pinch single off reliever Al Downing. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 7, 1964 - The Beatles were featured tonight on a British edition of U.S. musical T.V. show “Shindig!” Their performance, filmed at the Granville Studio in London, was enjoyed by London residents of the Beatles Fan Club. The group performed three songs live: “Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,” “I’m a Loser,” and “Boys.” Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 5, 1964 - At Columbia University tonight, Robert F. Kennedy took part in a question-and-answer session with 1,000 students at Ferris Booth Hall. The Democratic Senatorial candidate was greeted enthusiastically by students outside the hall before the session, and he delivered a short talk from the top of an automobile. After the meeting, 2,000 students waited for him on 114th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave. They cheered and booed and shoved as he answered questions. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 6, 1964 - A cold air mass knocked the tropical fury out of Hurricane Hilda today, but heavy rains in the remnants of the storm poured down on Georgia and sent flood waters racing through the Carolinas. Forecasters said the storm, colliding with a cold front after leaving a trail of death and misery across Louisiana, sucked the cold air mass into its system. All that remained of the hurricane was a huge low-pressure area with squalls up to 40 m.p.h. moving across Georgia to the sea. Even then, Hilda remained capable of spawning tornadoes like those that snaked out of the hurricane to kill 21 of the 36 persons who died in the violent weekend in Louisiana. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s

Oct. 5, 1964 - The Kinks performed their hit song “You Really Got Me” tonight on “Beat Room,” a British television series on BBC Two presenting beat, rhythm and blues, and other pop music. Support this project at patreon.com/realtime1960s