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June 18, 1965

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Headlines from June 18, 1965

PRESIDENT SAYS HANOI BARS TALKS; Calls Reds Unresponsive -- Reiterates Stand Against Dealing With Vietcong

By Max Frankel

Johnson says N Vietnam opposes any kind of negotiations now, hopes to force US to deal directly with Vietcong, news conf; reiterates objections; backs Wilson and others peace efforts; sees little hope for negotiations until after current Communist offensive; offers confidential rept from unnamed foreign amb backing view; concedes USSR-US relations are strained by war; says US seeks to bury no one but will not be buried or let S Vietnam fall to Communists; again notes he has power to increase US commitment in Vietnam without further Cong approval; displays '64 Cong resolution granting it

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5 Commonwealth Nations To Seek Peace in Vietnam; Wilson to Head 5-Nation Bid to End Vietnam War

By Clyde H. Farnsworthspecial To the New York Times

Brit Commonwealth leaders to take initiative toward ending war; Wilson, Pres Nkrumah (Ghana), Prime Min Abubakar (Nigeria), Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) and Senanayake (Ceylon) will visit nations most concerned to try to lay groundwork for peace conf; illus; issue communique on plans; Western diplomats, London, welcome move

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 16, 1965, covering June 18, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    1
    Peak
    1
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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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    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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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

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
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    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Dear Heart by Andy Williams

    Dear Heart

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11

Historical Events

Vietnam War

1965Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

Historical Context for June 18, 1965

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