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July 15, 1965

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2 Bogalusa Pleas Given to Johnson; Louisiana Governor Fails to Stop Racial Protests

By Roy Reed

Cutrer and 3 City Council members wire Pres Johnson, Humphrey and La Cong delegation for aid in solving town's racial problems; charge 'unjust and unfair massive assault' by CORE; Young also wires Pres asking he meet with Voters League reprs; Bogalusa C of C scores La Repr Morrison for his lack of concern; McKeithen meets with 20 Negro leaders at Capitol; about 400 Negro and white sympathizers stage march through downtown Bogalusa; Baton Rouge Morning Advocate suggests Fed Govt weigh sending marshals to Bogalusa; Justice Dept files desegregation suit under Civil Rights Act against 2 Bogalusa movie theaters; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 14, 1965, covering July 15, 1965.

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    Album cover for Beatles VI by The Beatles

    Beatles VI

    The Beatles

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    Album cover for Herman's Hermits On Tour by Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits On Tour

    Herman's Hermits

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    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

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Notable Births

Alistair Carmichael

1965Alistair Carmichael, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland[†]

Alexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orkney and Shetland since 2001. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he previously served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2013 to 2015 and as Deputy Government Chief Whip from 2010 to 2013. He currently serves as the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

Gero Miesenböck

1965Gero Miesenböck, Austrian neuroscientist and educator[†]

Gero Andreas Miesenböck is an Austrian scientist. He is currently Waynflete Professor of Physiology and Director of the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (CNCB) at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.

David Miliband

1965David Miliband, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs[†]

David Wright Miliband is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Shields in North East England from 2001 to 2013. He and his brother, Ed, were the first siblings to sit in the Cabinet simultaneously since Edward, Lord Stanley and Oliver Stanley in 1938. He was a candidate for Labour Party leadership in 2010, following the departure of Gordon Brown, but was defeated by his brother and subsequently left politics.

Notable Deaths

Francis Cherry (governor)

1965Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas (born 1908)[†]

Francis Adams Cherry was an American politician. He served as governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955.

Historical Context for July 15, 1965

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