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June 17, 1965

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Headlines from June 17, 1965

HOUSE APPROVE AN URBAN AGENCY IN CABINET, 217-184; Johnson Wins Major Victory on Department to Assist Municipalities on Housing BILL IS SENT TO SENATE A Similar Kennedy Measure Was Killed by Southerners Opposed to Weaver CITY FISCAL BILLS PASSED BY SENATE

By Marjorie Hunterspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- President Johnson won another major Congressional victory today with House passage of a bill to create a Cabinet-level department of housing and urban development.

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U.S. Investigating Newspaper Talks; U.S. Looking Into Newspaper Talks

By Peter Kihss

ITU NY exec Powers says he sent lr to NYC Publishers Assn last wk asking for conf on automation; says assn refused on ground ITU has not signed pact; says ITU awaits end of talks by other Newspaper Trades Council members; ANG repts unit councils at Herald Tribune, Journal-Amer, World-Telegram and Times recommend strike votes over automation and other issues

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 16, 1965, covering June 17, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    38
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

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    Peak
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    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
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    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys Today!

    The Beach Boys

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    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Dear Heart by Andy Williams

    Dear Heart

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
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    11

Notable Births

1965Dermontti Dawson, American football player and coach[†]

Dermontti Farra Dawson is an American former professional football player who was a center and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football with the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft and spent his entire pro career with the team and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Dan Jansen

1965Dan Jansen, American speed skater and sportscaster[†]

Daniel Erwin Jansen is a retired American speed skater. A multiple world champion in sprint and perennial favorite at the Winter Olympics, he broke a ten-year Olympic jinx when he won a gold medal in his final race, which was the 1,000 meters in the 1994 Winter Games.

1965Dara O'Kearney, Irish runner and poker player[†]

Dara O'Kearney, born 17 June 1965 in Ennis, County Clare, is an Irish international ultra runner and professional poker player. He is the son of Irish language activist and writer Sean Ua Cearnaigh, and nephew of Irish politician Chris Flood.

Historical Context for June 17, 1965

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