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November 6, 1965

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Analysis of Conservatives' Vote Implies Equality With Liberals; CONSERVATIVES GAIN VOTES HERE

By Peter Kihss

analysis of vote shows bedrock Conservative strength is 170,000-210,000 votes, 50-38% below Buckley total; Buckley get 339,137 votes compared with 171,456 Conservative votes for NYC Assembly candidates; Beame suffered heavy defections from Dem voters who returned to Dem line in voting for Assemblymen; Lindsay got 873,721 votes on Repub line; Repub Assembly votes totaled only 673,891; O'Doherty disputes Liberal efforts to match Buckley vote with Gerosa's 321,604 in '61; holds Gerosa's was largely conservative Dem vote; charges Times Nov 4 rept on Lindsay appeal to Jews was misinterpretation

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RUSK SEES GAINS IN VIETNAM WAR; But Warns Severe Fighting Remains as Hanoi Is Not Yet 'Ready for Peace'

By John W. Finney

Sec Rusk revs war situation, news conf, Washington; repts US mil effort 'progressing well' but warns 'severe fighting' lies ahead; sees no immediate hope of talks with N Vietnam; cites recent statement on pause in bombing; says N Vietnam continues to infiltrate troops and supplies into S Vietnam despite US build-up; repts 2 additional regts infiltrated recently; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 3, 1965, covering November 6, 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 Deaths

Clarence Williams (musician)

1965Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1898)[†]

Clarence Williams was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher.

Historical Context for November 6, 1965

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