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ASSUMING that you missed your New York Times the last four Sundays as much as those of us who get it out, how much in the way of glad tidings about the theater have you been deprived of?
High-grade corp bond yields up to 4.58%, 4-yr high, as stock mkt rises and bond prices slide; graph compares common stock and Aaa-rated corp bond yields, '20-65
After key stock averages had broken through, decisively and boisterously, to record heights last Monday, the stock market calmed down and settled back to a narrow trading band just below the new peaks.
brokers discuss speculation rise as electronics, airlines and color TV issues enjoy spotlight, but note many customers switch to high-divd stocks; see change in pattern of tax-selling, with much effected before Labor Day after June lows instead of in Nov
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 13, 1965, covering October 17, 1965.
The Beatles
Sonny & Cher
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Soundtrack
Bob Dylan
1965Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer[†]
Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, regarded as one of the best Sri Lankan cricketers, he played in the team as an all-rounder. De Silva was a key member of the Sri Lankan team that won 1996 Cricket World Cup, where he scored a match winning century in the final, that brought Sri Lanka from underdog status to present-day form. He has held various posts in Sri Lankan Cricket after his retirement in 2003. He was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2023.
1965Rhys Muldoon, Australian actor[†]
Rhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, music, theatre and radio. He has had leading and recurring roles in series such as Chances, The Genie from Down Under, Big Sky, The Secret Life of Us, Lockie Leonard and House Husbands. He was also a presenter on the popular children's series Play School.
1965Bart King, American cricketer (born 1873)[†]
John Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was part of the Philadelphia team that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. This period of cricket in the United States was dominated by "gentlemen cricketers"—men of independent wealth who did not need to work. King, an amateur from a middle-class family, was able to devote time to cricket thanks to a job set up by his teammates.
1965The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.[†]
The 1964 New York World's Fair was an international exposition at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, United States. The fair included exhibitions, activities, performances, films, art, and food presented by 80 nations, 24 U.S. states, and nearly 350 American companies. The five sections of the 646-acre (261 ha) fairground were the Federal and State, International, Transportation, Lake Amusement, and Industrial areas. The fair's theme was "Peace through Understanding", and its symbol was the Unisphere, a stainless-steel model of Earth. Initially, the fair had 139 pavilions, and 34 concessions and shows.
In 1965, the world population was approximately 3,334,533,703 people[†]