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April 3, 1965

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Headlines from April 3, 1965

Kheel Assists Talks In Printers' Dispute; KHEEL AIDS TALKS IN PAPER DISPUTE

By Murray Seeger

printers and publishers ask mediator T W Kheel to help resolve remaining issues; disputes with photoengravers and printers over wording of publishers lr settled; details; deliverers union to withdraw from Newspaper Trades Council in policy dispute; ANG NY exec vp T J Murphy says he will resign from council and will urge ANG to do so; Wagner cancels trip to Vanderbilt U because of crisis

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U.S. PLANS STEP-UP IN TROOPS AND AID FOR VIETNAM WAR; Several Thousand Military Men to Provide Training and Protect Installations

By John W. Finney

Johnson, Taylor and Natl Security Council meet; decide to send several thousand more US troops to S Vietnam to train S Vietnamese forces and protect key Amer installations, continue air strikes against N Vietnam; also decide to increase size of S Vietnamese forces by 160,000 men and raise aid to S Vietnam to strengthen rural provs where Vietcong make heavy inroads; Johnson calls news conf; says, in commenting on Stewart statement of hopeful signs in N Vietnam attitude, that he has no such information; Taylor optimistic; says chances of Chinese intervention are 'very slight at present time'; has closed-door appearance before Sen com; Sen Fulbright repts danger of Chinese intervention was discussed, that situation is 'very serious and very unhappy'; Adm develops 'contingency planning' on possibility of Chinese intervention; Taylor, Fulbright and Stennis illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 31, 1965, covering April 3, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beatles '65 by The Beatles

    Beatles '65

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole

    L-O-V-E

    Nat King Cole

    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
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    29

Notable Births

Nazia Hassan

1965Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, lawyer and social activist (died 2000)[†]

Nazia Hassan was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, lawyer, political analyst and philanthropist. Referred to as the "Queen of South Asian Pop", she is considered one of the most influential singers in South Asia.

Historical Context for April 3, 1965

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