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January 28, 1965

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Headlines from January 28, 1965

U.S. IS RESIGNED TO MILITARY RULE IN SOUTH VIETNAM; Washington Is Discouraged by Coup but Now Rejects Use of Aid as a Lever HOPE PLACED IN KHANH Comfort Found in Indications He'll Preserve Structure of Civilian Regime U.S. IS RESIGNED TO SAIGON COUP

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

US appears inclined toward accepting new mil Govt as only pol course open; no longer tries to impose Western pol solutions; US officials discouraged; Sen Aiken says Taylor has 'outlived usefulness' in Saigon; Sen Mansfield comments; Adm officials tend to dismiss possibility that Taylor will now be recalled

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Confession' Laid to Police; CONFESSION' LAID TO POLICE TACTICS

By Jack Roth

2 members of Dist Atty's staff blame police for preparing confession that Whitmore signed; charge they induced false confession but doubt police brutality; hold Whitmore might have been executed had case not recd wide publicity; police officer voices dept concern; fears innocent persons have been executed; usual procedures in homicide investigation outlined

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 27, 1965, covering January 28, 1965.

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    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

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    Peak
    1
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    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

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    Peak
    2
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    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    3
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    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for Beach Boys In Concert by The Beach Boys

    Beach Boys In Concert

    The Beach Boys

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    Peak
    1
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    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for My Fair Lady by Soundtrack

    My Fair Lady

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    17

Notable Deaths

Tich Freeman

1965Tich Freeman, English cricketer (born 1888)[†]

Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman was an English first-class cricketer. A leg spin bowler for Kent County Cricket Club and England, he is the only man to take 300 wickets in an English season, and is the second most prolific wicket-taker in first-class cricket history.

Maxime Weygand

1965Maxime Weygand, Belgian-French general (born 1867)[†]

Maxime Weygand was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime.

Historical Events

Flag of Canada

1965The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.[†]

The National Flag of Canada, popularly referred to as The Maple Leaf or l'Unifolié, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the ratio of 1∶2∶1, in which is featured one stylized, red, 11-pointed maple leaf charged in the centre. It is the first flag to have been adopted by both houses of Parliament and officially proclaimed by the Canadian monarch as the country's official national flag. The flag has become the predominant and most recognizable national symbol of Canada.

Historical Context for January 28, 1965

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