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October 19, 1965

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Headlines from October 19, 1965

ANTIDRAFT GROUP MAPS NEW EFFORT; Would Focus on Professors and High School Students ANTIDRAFT GROUP MAPS NEW EFFORT

By Austin C. Wehrweinspecial To the New York Times

antidraft movement scored by Pres Johnson, Sens Kuchel, Mansfield, Dirksen, Russell and Saltonstall; Kuchel terms pamphlet on ways to avoid draft 'dirty little sheet'; Johnson backs plans to probe possible Communist infiltration; Students for Dem Soc drafts master plan to enlist hs students in antidraft movement; natl sec Booth outlines program, int in orgn's natl hq, NYC; aims include enlisting aid of sympathetic profs, demonstrations at induction centers urging potential inductees to be conscientious objectors, picketing recruiting stations and attacking draft bds as undem; group plans to pub handbook giving tech data on ways to claim deferment as conscientious objector

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 13, 1965, covering October 19, 1965.

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

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Look At Us by Sonny & Cher

    Look At Us

    Sonny & Cher

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

    Highway 61 Revisited

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    28
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Brad Daugherty (basketball)

1965Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Bradley Lee Daugherty, nicknamed "Big Train" and "El Gato Grande", is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and professionally with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Todd Park Mohr

1965Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician[†]

Todd Park Mohr is the singer and guitarist for the American rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters. He is their namesake and primary lyricist. A founding member of the band, he also occasionally provides keyboards and saxophone.

Notable Deaths

Edward Willis Redfield

1965Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (born 1869)[†]

Edward Willis Redfield was an American Impressionist landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, often depicting the snow-covered countryside. He also spent his summers on Boothbay Harbor, Maine, where he interpreted the local coastline. He frequently painted Maine's Monhegan Island.

Historical Context for October 19, 1965

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