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April 26, 1965

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UNPAID REFEREES SPUR SETTLEMENT OF AUTO LAWSUITS; Reach Accords Out of Court in 502 of 1,584 Disputes in Experimental Program UNPAID REFEREES SPEED AUTO CASES

By Thomas Buckley

NYS Trial Lawyers Assn test program in which attys and ins co reprs serve as unpaid referees credited with cutting backlog of auto negligence cases, NY County Civil Ct; plan brought pre-trial settlements in 502 of 1,584 cases handled since Feb 1; waiting period for jury trials cut; system hailed by Judge Botein

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 21, 1965, covering April 26, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    30
  2. 2
    Album cover for Introducing Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    Introducing Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Goldfinger by Soundtrack

    Goldfinger

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Return Of Roger Miller by Roger Miller

    The Return Of Roger Miller

    Roger Miller

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Rolling Stones; Now! by The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones; Now!

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

1965Susannah Harker, English actress[†]

Susannah Harker is an English film, television, and theatre actress. She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in House of Cards. She played Jane Bennet in the 1995 TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

Kevin James

1965Kevin James, American actor and comedian[†]

Kevin George Knipfing, known professionally as Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. He began his career by performing stand-up comedy at clubs on Long Island in the 1980s. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006.

Historical Context for April 26, 1965

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