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October 1, 1965

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Headlines from October 1, 1965

CONGRESS SENDS IMMIGRATION BILL TO WHITE HOUSE; Measure Abolishes National Origins System and Sets Limit for Hemisphere SPECIAL CEREMONY DUE Johnson to Sign Sunday at the Statue of Liberty -- Aid Accord Reached CONGRESS CLEARS IMMIGRATION BILL

By Cabell Phillipsspecial To the New York Times

HR, 320-69, and Sen, in voice vote, approve compromise bill which drops natl origins quota system, sets over-all quota of 170,000 yrly with 20,000 limit per nation and limits annual Western Hemisphere immigration to 120,000,exclusive of spouses, unmarried children and parents of citizens or resident aliens

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Air Raids Stepped Up; U.S. BOMBER LOST ON VIETNAM RAID

By Neil Sheehanspecial To the New York Times

US plane downed over N Vietnam, apparently by surface-to-air missile; McNamara concedes missile probably was used; N Vietnam reptdly has increased number of missile sites recently and has moved them around; US sorties against N Vietnam up sharply, Sept; US pressure on N Vietnam, availability of planes, mild internatl reaction linked to rise; light ground fighting reptd; details

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 29, 1965, covering October 1, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Help! (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Look At Us by Sonny & Cher

    Look At Us

    Sonny & Cher

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    29
  5. 5
    Album cover for Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones

    Out Of Our Heads

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1965Andreas Keller, German field hockey player[†]

Andreas Keller is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the gold medal with Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, after securing silver at the two previous Olympics in Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988), with West Germany.

Cindy Margolis

1965Cindy Margolis, American actress and model[†]

Cynthia Dawn Margolis is an American glamour spokesmodel and actress.

Mia Mottley

1965Mia Mottley, Barbadian prime minister[†]

Mia "Ma" Amor Mottley, is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to hold either position. She is also Barbados' first prime minister under its republican system, following constitutional changes she introduced that abolished the country's constitutional monarchy.

Chris Reason

1965Chris Reason, Australian journalist[†]

Chris Reason is a journalist, foreign correspondent and news anchor for the Seven Network Australia.

Cliff Ronning

1965Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Clifford John Ronning is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, 134th overall. During a National Hockey League (NHL) career that spanned 18 years, Ronning played for the Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders.

Historical Context for October 1, 1965

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