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In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]
1965Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Russell William Courtnall is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings between 1984 and 1999. Courtnall was born in Duncan, British Columbia, but grew up in Oak Bay, British Columbia.
1965Mark Waugh, Australian cricketer and journalist[†]
Mark Edward Waugh is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, after previously making his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1988. Waugh was a part of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
1965Steve Waugh, Australian cricketer[†]
Stephen Rodger Waugh is an Australian former international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman and a medium-pace bowler, Waugh is considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time. Waugh was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup. As Australian captain from 1997 to 2004, he led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins, and to victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Waugh is considered the most successful Test captain in history with 41 victories and a winning ratio of 72%.
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Zaretzki sees long Repub dominance of Legis as result of decision; charges Plan A is gerrymandered; Rockefeller hails decision, press conf; sees Repubs regaining control; other reaction; McKeon, Spad, Lefkowitz comment; confusion in Bklyn, where 4 new ADs were created, noted
Warns on 'disquieting similarities' between current prosperity and '20s but sees important differences that can help avert another Great Depression, s, Columbia U Alumni Fed Commencement Day luncheon
Pres Johnson gives detailed defense of Adm actions in crisis, news conf; holds advisers were unanimous in decision to intervene; lists those consulted in apparent effort to refute charge he acted too hastily; announces withdrawal of more marines; says he relies on OAS to provide machinery for broadly-based govt; backs Mora and new com; denies new 'Johnson doctrine'; holds Pres Kennedy and OAS enunciated antipathy to Communism in past; says Adm consulted with some 14 Latin-Amer nations before sending marines; repts 5,600 persons evacuated, which was '99%' of US reason for intervening; holds Communists did not begin revolt but joined it and were very active
Herald Sq, NYC, store to close; illus; branches to remain open; store history
sworn in, illus
OAS, 15-2, votes to send 3-man mediation com; Bunker, Ambs Clairmont Duenas (Salvador) and Marinho (Brazil) seen likely members; com link with Mora not defined
Bill allowing NYS school bds to lend any text-books approved for use in dist to private and parochial school pupils signed; state to reimburse local bds up to $10 per pupil; about 300,000 pupils expected to benefit
Dumont wins Repub primary 155,940 to 143,758 for Sandman; Poeschel draws 6,624; Sandman asks probe of election in Atlantic and Essex Counties; Hughes faced token opposition from W J Clark; tabulation
Goldwater disputes Lindsay decision to run non-partisan campaign, press conf, Washington; says he should be proud to run as Repub; Nixon, T E Dewey, Govs Romney and Scronton hail decision to 'run as Lindsay,'
US Sup Ct, 8-1, rejects Travia, Zaretzki request to stay Fed ct order for Nov election under Plan A; refuses to speed up machinery to rev that order before recessing; Harlan dissent quoted; pol effects of decision noted; motion to stay order argued by Rifkind; opposed by NYS and WMCA; Javits hails decision; Straus comments
NYS bill requiring trading stamp cos to regis and file bond with State Sec vetoed, 2d such veto