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September 23, 1965

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Headlines from September 23, 1965

Aid Resumption Held Off; JOHNSON HAILS END OF FIGHTING

By Unknown Author

US State Dept repr holds it too early to weigh resumption of US aid

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POPE BACKS DOMINICAN REGIME, URGES REFORMS

By Unknown Author

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 22 -- Pope Paul VI backed the Provisional Government and Advocated "Urgent Social Reforms" in the Dominican Republic in a message published here today.

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U.S. Ignores South African Call For Transfer of Four Diplomats; U.S. IS IGNORING VERWOERD MOVE

By Joseph Lelyveldspecial To the New York Times

US resists renewed suggestion from South Africa to transfer USIS dir Dr Tresidder

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Westmoreland Seeking Right to Use Tear Gas; U.S. Chief in Vietnam Said to Believe It Would Be More Humane at Times Than Weapons of Lethal Force U.S. CHIEF SEEKS A RULING ON GAS

By Special to The New York Times

Westmoreland reptdly has asked US approve use of tear gas, when practicable, as humane alternative to deadly weapons; has recd no reply; reptdly reopened issue after Lt Col Utter used tear gas to flush Vietcong out of caves with no casualties; US reptdly readies world pub opinion for use of nonlethal gas; US forces launched 1,140 small-unit actions against Vietcong, wk, double previous avg; casualty figures; illus of damage to Japanese demolition craft from explosion, Saigon River; 1 killed

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Johnson Signs Crime Bills

By Unknown Author

Bills authorizing funds for Pres comm studying crime causes and providing aid to state and local law enforcement agencies signed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 22, 1965, covering September 23, 1965.

1
Help! (Soundtrack)
The Beatles
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
5
2
Look At Us
Sonny & Cher
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
6
3
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
Last week
4
Peak
2
Weeks
28
4
The In Crowd
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Last week
6
Peak
4
Weeks
7
5
Out Of Our Heads
The Rolling Stones
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
8

Notable Births

1965Mark Woodforde, Australian tennis player and sportscaster^[†]

Mark Raymond Woodforde, OAM is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.

Historical Context for September 23, 1965

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

Headlines from September 23, 1965

Aid Resumption Held Off; JOHNSON HAILS END OF FIGHTING

POPE BACKS DOMINICAN REGIME, URGES REFORMS

U.S. Ignores South African Call For Transfer of Four Diplomats; U.S. IS IGNORING VERWOERD MOVE

Westmoreland Seeking Right to Use Tear Gas; U.S. Chief in Vietnam Said to Believe It Would Be More Humane at Times Than Weapons of Lethal Force U.S. CHIEF SEEKS A RULING ON GAS

Johnson Signs Crime Bills

Help! (Soundtrack)

Look At Us

The Sound Of Music

The In Crowd

Out Of Our Heads

Notable Births

Historical Context for September 23, 1965