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April 20, 1965

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Headlines from April 20, 1965

Purse Union Offers Plan for Navy Yard; PURSE UNION ASKS USE OF NAVY YARD

By Martin Gansberg

Pocketbook and Novelty Workers Union offers to invest $2 million to convert Bklyn Navy yd site into light-mfg indus pk in drive to slow flight of mfrs from NYC and fight imports; US Commerce Dept repts 19 million handbags imported, Jan-Nov '64; Natl Handbag Assn repts '64 US sales slightly over '63 $280-million sales; assn pres Wirtschafter to study union offer

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The Klan: Ifs Growing Influence; Membership Placed at 10,000 in South -- Leaders Vocal The Klan: Its Influence Is Flourishing Anew in the Racially Troubled South LEADERS MOVING 'CAUSE' INTO OPEN Survey Puts Membership at 10,000 -- Several Groups Are Found Active

By John Herbersspecial To the New York Times

NY Times survey shows rise in KKK activity and influence in racially troubled areas; map; illus; puts active membership at 10,000; attributes growth to Civil Rights Act and laxity of authorities in hard-core areas; cites open lr to Pres Johnson in which Klan pledged to back members accused of violence

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 14, 1965, covering April 20, 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 Births

Kostis Hatzidakis

1965Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism[†]

Konstantinos (Kostis) Hatzidakis is a Greek politician who currently serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He also serves as Vice President of New Democracy, alongside Adonis Georgiadis.

Léa Fazer

1965Léa Fazer, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress[†]

Léa Fazer is a Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress. She studied film at the University Paris Diderot. Her film Bienvenue en Suisse was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Mark Mallia

1965Mark Mallia, Maltese painter and sculptor (died 2024)[†]

Mark Mallia was a Maltese self-taught outsider artist who worked with abstract and portrait paintings on a variety of mixed media and ceramic sculptures, who worked in Malta, Monaco, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Historical Context for April 20, 1965

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