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August 2, 1965

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Headlines from August 2, 1965

PRESIDENT SCORES A LEADER OF G.O.P. FOR 'UNTRUE' TALK; In Seeming Allusion to Ford, He Charges a Violation of Confidence on Vietnam

By Robert B. Semple Jr

JOHNSON CITY, Tex., Aug. 1 -- President Johnson described today as "untrue and perhaps malicious" reports that the opposition of influential Democratic Senators had dissuaded him from calling up the reserves or taking other measures that would have significantly broadened American participation in the war in Vietnam.

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INDUSTRY REFORM IS SEEN IN SOVIET; Regime Expected to Abandon or Alter Regional Controls Set Up by Khrushchev Soviet Is Expected to Reform Regional Industrial Controls

By Theodore Shabadspecial To the New York Times

evidence seen growing that Central Com will abolish or modify system of regional indus mgt; Pravda blames regional mgt councils for lag in indus research; K Shafiyev says party follows Lenin's proposal for econ mgt combining indus controls with regional adm

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 28, 1965, covering August 2, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beatles VI by The Beatles

    Beatles VI

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Herman's Hermits On Tour by Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits On Tour

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for Mary Poppins by Soundtrack

    Mary Poppins

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  5. 5
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Joe Hockey

1965Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia[†]

Joseph Benedict Hockey is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott government from 18 September 2013 until September 2015 when he resigned from Cabinet, having refused an alternative offer from the incoming prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull. He previously served as the Minister for Human Services and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard government. He also served as Ambassador of Australia to the United States from January 2016 until January 2020.

Hisanobu Watanabe

1965Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach[†]

Hisanobu Watanabe nicknamed "Nabe-Q", is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions and Yakult Swallows, and in the Taiwan Major League (TML) for the Chiayi-Tainan Luka.

Historical Context for August 2, 1965

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