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Malcolm said he feared for life; discussed break with Muhammad and Muslims, felt he was 'marked man,'
Exec council conf set, Bal Harbour, Fla; most members over 65; some younger members seen eager for more dynamic leadership but reluctant to push elders out
Repr Powell says he and other Harlem leaders (Jack, Southall, Sutton) oppose Motley; sees her more effective as Sen; holds choice should be made by Harlem leaders; notes Jones backs someone else; citizens com of 90 backs Brown, lr to Wagner
Nguyen Khanh, after failure to rally support, bows to council unanimous decision to replace him with Tran Van Minh; Nguyen Chanh Thi warns air force will bomb any troops or tanks at-tempting to move into Saigon; Phan Khac Suu signs order ousting Nguyen Khanh
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 17, 1965, covering February 22, 1965.
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
The Supremes
The Righteous Brothers
1965Chris Dudley, American basketball player[†]
Christen Guilford Dudley is an American former professional basketball player and politician. He played 886 games across 16 seasons in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns. A journeyman center, he was known primarily for his defensive skill as a rebounder and shot blocker. In his second season with the Knicks, he played in the 1999 NBA Finals.
1965Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey[†]
Kieren Francis Fallon is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British Champion Jockey six times.
1965Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player[†]
Patrick Michael LaFontaine is an American former ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and spent his entire playing career with the league's New York State-based teams. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.
1965Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (born 1882)[†]
Felix Frankfurter was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 until 1962, advocating judicial restraint.
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]