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November 15, 1965

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Headlines from November 15, 1965

City's Reservoirs Now Top '64 Level; CITY RESERVOIRS GO PAST '64 MARK

By Will Lissner

city has more water in storage than on same date in '64, 1st time since city began conservation campaign last spring; chart; Citizens Budget Comm rept opposes increase in water charges; estimates water costs of $70 million a yr against $98 million raised in water revenues; however, urges overhaul of water financing policy including metering test; urges Hudson River Basin Comm be set up to develop Hudson as potable water source; rept prepared by J L Fava, D Bernstein and H J Rauschburg under grant from S J and E Lefrak Foundation

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U.S. INVESTIGATES SINKING OF LINER; 85 STILL MISSING; But Bahamians May Dispute Coast Guard's Right to Conduct an Inquiry GALLEY FIRE SUSPECTED Rescue Skipper Thinks Radio Was Destroyed Quickly -- Survivors Critical Coast Guard Is Investigating Yarmouth Castle Disaster; Jurisdiction Questioned RESCUER DEPICTS SCENE DURING FIRE Tells How Flames Swept Cruise Ship at Night -- Survivors Critical

By Homer Bigartspecial To the New York Times

USCG begins probe; 3 officers fly to Nassau to int survivors and capts of rescue ships; Bahamas official says his Govt may dispute USCG jurisdiction if disaster occurred in Bahamian waters; 85 now reptd missing, 1 known dead, 464 saved; survivor illus; passengers praise crew, but not mgt of Yarmouth Cruise Line, ship's agents; charge they were not told of fire procedures and crew seemed untrained; line says its officials and ship's Capt Voutsinas are available for USCG questioning; Miami Mayor High visits survivors in hosp, Nassau

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 1965, covering November 15, 1965.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    35
  2. 2
    Album cover for Help! (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    27
  5. 5
    Album cover for Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

    Highway 61 Revisited

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Nigel Bond

1965Nigel Bond, English snooker player[†]

Nigel Bond is an English retired professional snooker player.

1965Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer[†]

Stefan Pfeiffer is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Pfeiffer earned another medal, this time silver, in the same event.

Historical Events

Craig Breedlove

1965Craig Breedlove sets a land speed record of 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) in his car, the Spirit of America, at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.[†]

Norman Craig Breedlove Sr. was an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach 500 mph (800 km/h), and 600 mph (970 km/h), using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named Spirit of America.

Historical Context for November 15, 1965

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