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November 5, 1965

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Headlines from November 5, 1965

STATE AUDIT FINDS MILLIONS WASTED; Report Assails Public Works on Road Contracts -- Loss Put at 30 Million a Year

By Ronald Maiorana

Audit and Control Dept charges Pub Works Dept wastes millions of dollars annually, rept on 1-mo probe of bidding on state pub works and rd contracts in NYC met dist; charges lack of pub bidding, overcharges for labor, failure to pass on discount savings to NYS and overcharges because of incorrect ins rates; other irregularities detailed; rept prepared by Controller Levitt

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 3, 1965, covering November 5, 1965.

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

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

    Highway 61 Revisited

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    34
  5. 5
    Album cover for Look At Us by Sonny & Cher

    Look At Us

    Sonny & Cher

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Atul Gawande

1965Atul Gawande, American surgeon and journalist[†]

Atul Atmaram Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Angelo Moore

1965Angelo Moore, American singer and musician[†]

Angelo Christopher Moore is an American musician, best known for his work as lead singer and saxophonist for the Los Angeles ska and funk metal band Fishbone. Moore also performs and records under the stage name Dr. MadVibe, has recorded with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Murphy's Law, Gwen Stefani, Everlast, Goldfinger, and Bad Brains and has played over 3300 shows in his career. Angelo currently resides in Woodland Hills, CA.

Historical Context for November 5, 1965

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