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March 11, 1965

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Headlines from March 11, 1965

U.S. SUES TO VOID BAN ON MARCHES, ACCUSES WALLACE; Urges Court to Bar Alabama Officials From Interfering With Peaceful Protests RIGHT TO VOTE IS CITED Complaint Asks That State Aides Be Ordered Not to Prevent Registration U.S. SUES TO VOID BAN ON MARCHES

By John D. Pomfretspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Justice Department asked today for a sweeping Federal court order to prevent Alabama officials from interfering with peaceful demonstrations in behalf of Negro rights.

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BRIDGE AUTHORITY SPLIT ON L.I. PLAN; McLaughlin Charges Moses With Misuse of Position

By Roy R. Silver

TB&TA member McLaughlin charges Moses' proposal for span was unauthorized by other TB&TA members and is misuse of his position as chmn; says he and W J Tracy, 3d member, sent wire to Nassau Supervisors 3d opposing TB&TA role; Tracy says he did not authorize wire; McLaughlin says Tracy, in Feb 23 lr to him, said bridge should be built by interests other than TB&TA

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 10, 1965, covering March 11, 1965.

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    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    24
  2. 2
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    11
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    Album cover for You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers

    You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

    The Righteous Brothers

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
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    8
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    Album cover for My Fair Lady by Soundtrack

    My Fair Lady

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
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    23

Notable Births

Nigel Adkins

1965Nigel Adkins, English footballer and manager[†]

Nigel Howard Adkins is an English professional football manager and former footballer and physiotherapist. He was most recently the manager and technical director at Tranmere Rovers.

Jesse Jackson Jr.

1965Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician[†]

Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. is an American former politician and convicted felon. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the elder Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign and his social justice, civil rights and political activism organization, Operation PUSH. Jackson's then-wife, Sandi Jackson, served on the Chicago City Council. He served as a national co-chairman of the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. Jackson established a consistent liberal record on both social and fiscal issues, and he has co-authored books on civil rights and personal finance.

Wallace Langham

1965Wallace Langham, American actor[†]

James Wallace Langham II is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on The Larry Sanders Show. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its sequel, CSI: Vegas, and NASA Administrator Harold Weisner on the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. In the 1990s, he was well-known for playing Josh Blair on the NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet (1997–2000), which was a Top 10 hit in its first couple of seasons.

1965Jenny Packham, English fashion designer[†]

Jenny Packham is a British fashion designer. She mostly makes ready-to-wear clothes and wedding dresses. She is the sister of naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham.

Historical Context for March 11, 1965

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