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Ecumenical Council seen opening in aura of conservatism created by papal statements; Pope attacks Communism, sermon, Domitilla catacomb
Parents and Taxpayers orgn (PAT) threatens sit-ins at some Bklyn schools from which pupils were to be transferred against parents' wishes
Govt reptdly demands recall of US Embassy aide W Beachner and 2 USIA aides because of suspicions that US negotiates with reprs of Fulro, montagnard pol movement demanding autonomy and separate army; cites purported CIA document which advises Fulro leaders on how to negotiate and Beachner's transfer to Darlac Prov, tribal area, as team chief of an Amer adviser group; Govt troops disarm about 500 Fulro soldiers and an Amer-led montagnard unit; Lodge reptdly urges Govt not to crush Fulro movement
Mayor Brandt says if he is elected Chancellor he will ask US to share mil 'know-how' as stimulant to atoms-for-peace program
candidates appear for 3 hrs on TV; Screvane charges panels are from Ryan and O'Dwyer camps; cites queries on Mobilization for Youth and busing of school children; denies Beame assertion that his opposition to new taxes was politically motivated; questions Ryan's knowledge of city affairs; defends Wagner adm; Ryan, O'Dwyer seek to link Screvane and Beame to Wagner adm; Screvane 11th position paper proposes Pub Events and Cultural Affairs Dept; Ryan issues statement on '63 personnel study for city; Beame backed by sanitation men's union head DeLury
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 8, 1965, covering September 13, 1965.
The Beatles
Sonny & Cher
The Rolling Stones
Soundtrack
The Beach Boys
1965Annie Duke, American poker player and author[†]
Anne LaBarr Duke is an American former professional poker player and author in cognitive-behavioral decision science and decision education. She holds a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history, and is still in the top five as of April 2023, despite being retired from poker, last cashing at a tournament 2010. Duke won the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010. She has written a number of instructional books for poker players, including Decide to Play Great Poker and The Middle Zone, and she published her autobiography, How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker, in 2005. Duke also authored two books on decision-making, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, and How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices.
1965Jeff Ross, American comedian, director, and author[†]
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer. Nicknamed the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the Comedy Central Roast television series, and the Netflix historical comedy series Historical Roasts. In 2009 the Chicago Tribune called Ross "the new millennium Don Rickles." His directorial debut, the 2006 documentary Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie, won the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival held at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
1965Zak Starkey, English drummer[†]
Zak Richard Starkey is an English rock drummer who toured and recorded with the Who from 1996 to 2025. He is also the third drummer to have appeared with Oasis. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Johnny Marr, the Icicle Works, the Lightning Seeds, and the Semantics. He is the son of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey.
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]