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In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]
1965William Dalrymple, Scottish historian and author[†]
William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple is a Delhi-based Scottish historian and art historian, as well as a curator, broadcaster and critic. He spends nine months of each year on his goat farm in India.
1965Daniel Frank, American long jumper (born 1882)[†]
Daniel Gordon Frank was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was Jewish.
Cavanagh repts 140 prisoners will De shifted, press conf; repts Wagner allots $100,000 to extend program to release prisoners awaiting trial for minor offenses in own recognizance; says he found no evidence of homosexuality or of vermin in prison food; repts new Detention House will be completed in '68
Named Premier; pors
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, the United Nations Under Secretary for Special Political Affairs, said yesterday that he would participate in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
NYS Comm on Revision of Penal Law urges abolition, rept to Legis; panel split, 8-4; minority urges further study; Prof Wechsler drafted majority rept
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 19 -- Gov. George C. Wallace told President Johnson today that Alabama was too poor to pay the cost of mobilizing the National Guard to police the Selma-to-Montgomery Freedom March starting Sunday.
Mafia seen seeking to improve its pub image by placing members with minor or no criminal records in positions of leadership; law enforcement officials rept F S Celano under consideration to succeed V Genovese (now in jail) as head of 1 Mafia 'family'; note choice of J Colombo and G DiGregorio to head 2 others
Gov Clement commutes to life imprisonment death sentences of 5 convicts and, in effect, abolishes capital punishment for next 2 yrs of his term of office; illus
MOSCOW, March 19 -- The Soviet spacecraft from which a man floated out into space for the first time in history landed safely today after 26 hours in flight. Presumably it had completed 17 orbits of the earth.
M M Callas stars in Tosca, her 1st appearance at Met since dismissal in '58
Rembrandt's por of his son Titus bought by N Simon Foundation for near-record $2,234,000 after chaotic bidding, Christie's; auctioneer assertedly missed N Simon's bidding signal, let por go to London dealer, then resumed auction after Simon protested; auction scene, por illus; auction brings $3,321,581 total, highest for GB and 2d-highest in world; details on sale, on Simon's bidding method, on por history; Simon comments
Pres Sukarno announces seizure of Caltex, Stanvac and Shell installations; demonstration by Communist-led workers preceded move