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In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]
1965David Beerling, English biologist and academic[†]
David John Beerling FLSW is the Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Climate change mitigation and Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (APS) at the University of Sheffield, UK. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
1965Yang Liwei, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut[†]
Yang Liwei is a Chinese major general, former military pilot, and former taikonaut of the People's Liberation Army.
1965Ewen McKenzie, Australian rugby player and coach[†]
Ewen James Andrew McKenzie is an Australian professional rugby union coach and a former international rugby player. He played for Australia's World Cup winning team in 1991 and earned 51 caps for the Wallabies during his test career. McKenzie was head coach of the Australian team from 2013 to 2014. He has coached in both southern and northern hemispheres, in Super Rugby for the Waratahs and Reds, and in France at Top 14 side Stade Français. During his playing days he was a prop and, in a representative career spanning from 1987 to 1997, he played nine seasons for the NSW Waratahs and two for the ACT Brumbies.
1965Lana Wachowski, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women.
PBA pres Cassese says ptl will solicit signatures on petition to oppose civilian rev bd, TV int; repts ind citizens com got 250,000 signatures on petition urging Mayor and City Council to retain present rev bd; regrets Guardian Assn support for civilian bd
GOLF: Gary Player, three holes away from his first United States Open championship, shot a double-bogey at the Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis yesterday and wound up in a tie with Kel Nagle of Australia. The pair will meet in an 18-hole playoff today. Player, from South Africa, held a three-stroke lead going into the 16th hole, a par three, where he faltered. Nagle, meanwhile, scored a birdie on the 606-yard 17th.
UN has met payrolls since Jan 1 by inducing creditors to wait and by borrowing about $6 million from trust funds in its possession; short-term debt is about $108 million
st flushing to be resumed with treated river and indus waste water; flushing suspended in Apr because of water shortage; Comr Lucia recalls use of impotable water during earlier shortages
new AMA pres Dr Appel urges drs cooperate with medicare if enacted, calls boycott unethical and bad citizenship, s, AMA; says drs must never let 'pol philosophy' influence patient care; sees possible floor fight on issue at conv, news conf; says profession should seek to 'contain' medicare; says he still opposes it; outgoing AMA pres Ward says most Amers have misgivings about medicare
LACONIA, N.H., June 20 -- The motorcycles, their engines sounding insolently powerful, their helmeted riders still looking hip, roared out of here tonight, leaving this lake resort area in peace. Last night about 10,000 per sons who had converged on Laconia to attend the 44th annual New England Motorcycle Rally and Race at nearby London also attended a riot at Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Pors and illus
US planes clash with 2 MIGs, down 1; continue raids; map
Baruch, Bernard M
Reptd ousted
Pravda repts China rejected USSR proposals for joint action to oppose US mil moves; charges it betrays internatl Communism; criticizes Chinese 'openly hostile' articles and ss; Western diplomats note 3 times USSR and China missed chance for common stand
Sen Ribicoff announces HHFA will approve $3-million grant for demonstration project to keep NY,NH&H's commuter service to NYC running for 18 mos; NYS and Conn to contribute $750,000 each for total fund of $4.5 million