North Reading High School - Golden Years Yearbook (North Reading, MA)

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Democratic Victor — President Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 election by the greatest plurality and per cent of the total vote in U. S. history. Johnson became President at the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. Barry ' s Battle for Votes— Sen. Barry Goldwater was surrounded by fans at Knoxville, Tenn., air- port September 16 as he campaigned for the presidency on the Republican ticket. The con- servative senator swept to a first-ballot nomina- tion at the convention in San Francisco. Nobel Prize Winner— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., right, was greeted by Richard C. Patterson, commissioner of public events, at Kennedy International Air- port Dec. 16 on arrival from Europe. Dr. King was in Oslo to receive the 1964 Nobel Peace- Prize. National Events Review — 1964 I’m the Greatest — Cassius Clay whooped it up with his handlers after he won the world heavyweight title in Miami Beach in February. He was credited with a tech- nical knockout of Sonny Liston when Lis- ton failed to answer the bell for the sev- enth round. ITs are the Winners— Roger Craig leaped on a group teammates surrounding the pitcher Bob Gibson mo- ll, ts after the last out in the seventh World Series ■ e won by the Redbirds over the Yankees, 7-5, in St. Bis. Alaskan Quake— A whole line of cars rest- ed about 20 feet below street level on a main thoroughfare in Anchorage the day following the disastrous earthquake on March 27.

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New Teen-Age Q ueen — Smiling Caro- lyn Mignini, 17. of Baltimore was crowned the new Miss Teen-age Amer- ica of 19fii in Dallas on November 13. World’s Fair til Night — The New York World’s Fair attracted as many visitors at night as it did during the day following its April opening. The nighttime lights set off the beautiful pavilions constructed by many countries. Capital Appearance— The Beatles performed for a youthful audience in Wash- ington on tlie night of February 12. ‘ Ranger on Target — This is a photo- graph of the lunar surface taken by the Ranger 7 spacecraft prior to its impact on the moon July 31st. The area shown is about one and two- thirds miles on a side. The smallest craters are about 30 feet in diameter and 10 feet deep. Some of the large craters are about 300 feet in diameter. Family Grieves — Gust Carlson, father of Dr. Paul Carlson, medical mission- ary slain by rebel troops in the Con- go, dabbed at his eyes during a news conference in Los Angeles on Novem- ber 24. He is flanked by his daughter and another son. Opening for Juniors — These college juniors joined the Peace Corps’ new summer project for six to eight weeks of training similar to that for regular Peace Corps volunteers. They later did surveying work near Taos, N.M. After graduation they will be sent to Latin America.

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