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March 25, 1965

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Headlines from March 25, 1965

RANGER HITS MOON AND SENDS PHOTOS SEEN LIVE ON TV; Craft Flashes 5,814 Shots of Alphonsus Crater Region -- Only 4 Miles Off Target ASTRONOMERS JUBILANT Pictures Indicate a Volcanic Origin of Some Features of the Lunar Surface RANGER HITS MOON AND SENDS PHOTOS Moon's Crater Alphonsus as Viewed by Ranger 9 Just Before Impact

By Gladwin Hillspecial To the New York Times

about 100 Ranger IX pictures shown live on US TV before craft impacts in Alphonsus crater; total of 5,814 photos taken in last 19 min of flight; final photos, taken 3/4 mi from moon, show area 160 by 125 ft with definition of objects 10 inches in size; panel, including Drs Urey and Kuiper, tentatively concludes that pictures confirm volcanic activity and suggest chem reactions unfamiliar on earth; surprised to find sides of Alphonsus crater smooth, as if eroded; find large number and variety of small craters pocking surface of Alphonsus; believe ditch-like rills formed long before small craters around them; Urey anticipates disagreement on interpretation of photos; 'black' craters at edge of Alphonsus thought caused by eruption of unusual chem; Urey says various kinds of craters raise speculation on composition of moon; Kuiper says surface hardness cannot be determined from photos; photo of impact point

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BLUE CROSS SEEKS RATE INCREASES; Wants to Base Premium of 4.5 Million Subscribers on Frequency of Claims BLUE CROSS ASKS RATE INCREASES

By Morris Kaplan

Blue Cross pres Colman asks Supt Stern to approve 1 of 3 proposed rate increases for NYC and 12 nearby counties; Blue Cross seeks to base premium on frequency of claims; Stern says that even Blue Cross's own figures show that with passage of Rockefeller statutory reserve bill there is no present need for increases; warns plan seeks increases of 40-100%

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 24, 1965, covering March 25, 1965.

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    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    16
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    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    26
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    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    13
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    Album cover for L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole

    L-O-V-E

    Nat King Cole

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
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    Album cover for Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28

Notable Births

Avery Johnson

1965Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach[†]

Avery DeWitt Johnson is an American basketball television commentator, former player and coach who previously served as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. He is an NBA and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports.

Stefka Kostadinova

1965Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper[†]

Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump. Her world record of 2.09 metres stood since 1987 until being broken by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in 2024. She is the 1996 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a five-time World Indoor champion. She has been the president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee since 2005.

Sarah Jessica Parker

1965Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer[†]

Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress and television producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she has performed across several productions of both screen and stage. Her accolades include six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

Notable Deaths

Viola Liuzzo

1965Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (born 1925)[†]

Viola Fauver Liuzzo was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan. She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights. On March 25, 1965, she was shot dead by three Ku Klux Klan members while driving activists between the cities and transportation.

Historical Events

Civil rights movement

1965Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.[†]

The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which most commonly affected African Americans. The movement had origins in the Reconstruction era in the late 19th century, and modern roots in the 1940s. After years of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience campaigns, the civil rights movement achieved many of its legislative goals in the 1960s, during which it secured new protections in federal law for the civil rights of all Americans.

Historical Context for March 25, 1965

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