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March 17, 1965

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Headlines from March 17, 1965

DEWEY TO HANDLE APPEAL BY STATE ON REDISTRICTING; Will Defend in High Court the Only Plan Approved by Special U.S. Tribunal TIME FACTOR INVOLVED Decision Not Expected Early Enough to Set Lines for Election in Fall DEWEY TO HANDLE APPEAL BY STATE

By Warren Weaver Jr.special To the New York Times

NYS engages ex-Gov Dewey, at Rockefeller request, to argue cases in US Sup Ct; he will defend Plan A and also appeal Levy's decision; WMCA and Straus ask Fed ct to modify its ruling in light of Levy decision and urge it extend Apr 1 deadline

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CONGRESS READY TO MOVE SWIFTLY ON VOTING RIGHTS; Leaders Confident Bill Will Be Enacted Substantially as Johnson Outlined It

By E.w. Kenworthy

Sens Dirksen and Mansfield express hope that bill will be passed quickly and without major changes; see little chance of sustained Southern filibuster; seek to avoid involving closure rule; Dirksen predicts 1 day delay on introducing bill due to some remaining details; he, Mansfield and their legal advisers meet with Katzenbach and Deputy Atty Gen Clark; Sen Ellender, while decrying tactics used by La and other Southern states in discriminating against Negroes, says failure to do so would put control of local govts in hands of incompetents; vows to filibuster bill as long as possible; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 17, 1965, covering March 17, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    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
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    27

Notable Births

1965Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer[†]

Andrew Charles Hudson is a former South African Test and ODI cricketer. The right-handed batsman played 35 Tests and 89 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990s.

Notable Deaths

Amos Alonzo Stagg

1965Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (born 1862)[†]

Amos Alonzo Stagg was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football record of 314–199–35 (.605). His undefeated Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 were recognized as national champions. He was also the head basketball coach for one season at Chicago (1920–1921), and the Maroons' head baseball coach for twenty seasons.

Historical Context for March 17, 1965

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