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January 11, 1965

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Historical Context for January 11, 1965

In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]

Notable Births

Mascarita Sagrada

1965Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler[†]

Mascarita Sagrada is a Mexican Mini Luchador enmascarado and one of the most well-known Mexican Minis of the modern era. He is the original Mascarita Sagrada although there have been several wrestlers who have used the same gimmick through the years. In Mexico, Mascarita Sagrada has worked for AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and a long list of independent promoters over the years. He has also worked for American wrestling promotions World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Lucha VaVOOM. In the late 1990s he worked for the WWF as Mini Nova. He has also been featured in several films and marketing campaigns, including an uncredited cameo in the film My Giant with Billy Crystal and an ad campaign for Virgin Mobile.

1965Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach[†]

Aleksey Zhukov is a former Russian professional football coach and a player.

Notable Deaths

Wally Pipp

1965Wally Pipp, American baseball player (born 1893)[†]

Walter Clement Pipp Sr. was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds between 1913 and 1928.

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Headlines from January 11, 1965

CITY CENTER JOINS LINCOLN CENTER; To Become Constituent and Get State Theater Lease for Ballet and Opera

By Milton Esterow

J D Rockefeller repts Lincoln Center and City Center have settled 4-yr dispute over theater control with pact making City Center, through its ballet and opera cos, 7th constituent of Lincoln Center; Lincoln Center to sublease theater to City Center; Rockefeller and City Center finance com chmn Baum comment; Gov Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner hail pact

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U.S. AND VIETNAM ACT TO RESTORE STRONG WAR TIES; Premier Due to Report End of Dispute Over Military's Assumption of Power

By Seymour Topping

Tran Van Huong reptdly drafts statement that differences with US have been eliminated; Taylor says US made no demands on Govt at any point but stressed that single, not dual, govt was desirable, int; Johnson, in confs with mil reprs prior to final accord, asked them about gens' complaint on Taylor's manner at Dec 20 conf; Johnson denies charge that Taylor told Nguyen Khanh to leave S Vietnam; Buddhist leaders conf on new accord; Brig Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi illus with freed pol prisoners

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WAGNER APPEALS TO WELFARE AIDES TO RETURN TO JOB; But He Says City Will Not Pledge to Waive Penalty Against the Strikers WAGNER ASKS END OF WELFARE TIE-UP

By Emanuel Perlmutter

Wagner urges strikers to return to jobs, TV s; calls strike illegal and unnecessary and warns them city cannot promise to drop Condon-Wadlin Act penalties; bars settlement that will undermine city's bargaining practices and finances; says strikers will be put back on jobs if accord is reached but will not quarantee they will escape legal penalty of pay loss; renews offer to submit dispute to advisory arbitration or to fact-finding panel; Wurf belittles offer; Dumpson doubts city can continue to give emergency aid if strike lasts much longer, TV int; urges Condon-Wadlin repeal but says he must impose penalties under it

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