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April 18, 1965

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Headlines from April 18, 1965

SOVIET MAY SEND HANOI VOLUNTEERS; Conditions Offer on Request From North Vietnam and Intensified U.S. Drive

By Henry Tanner

planes drop leaflets over Donghoi, N Vietnam, with Johnson's picture, excerpts from his Johns Hopkins s, and S Vietnam commentary rejecting recognition of Natl Liberation Front; Brezhnev and N Vietnamese sec Le Duan, in communique on secret Moscow talks, say USSR will send volunteers if N Vietnam requests and if US intensifies 'aggression'; say USSR will continue mil aid; scout Johnson's negotiation offer; demand US end bombing of N Vietnam, withdraw forces; declare Natl Liberation Front only legitimate repr of Vietnamese; back conf on Cambodia; Gen Vo Nguyen Giap participation in talks noted

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 14, 1965, covering April 18, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  2. 2
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  3. 3
    Album cover for Introducing Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    Introducing Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Return Of Roger Miller by Roger Miller

    The Return Of Roger Miller

    Roger Miller

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blue Midnight by Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

    Blue Midnight

    Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    13

Notable Deaths

Guillermo González Camarena

1965Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican engineer (born 1917)[†]

Guillermo González Camarena was a Mexican electrical engineer who made a color-wheel type of color television.

Historical Context for April 18, 1965

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