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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
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
Tshombe Blocks Kasavubu's Choice As Congo Premier; TSHOMBE BLOCKS REGIME IN CONGO
Tshombe's Congolese Natl Conv party blocks, by 13 votes, Parliament confirmation of Kimba govt
CASTRO REPORTS COAST ATTACKED; He Blames U.S. for Havana Raid by 'Pirate Gunboats' CASTRO REPORTS COAST ATTACKED
Castro s at grad of 400 drs and dentists, Mt Turquino
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
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
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 10, 1965, covering November 15, 1965.
- 1
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 35
- 2
Help! (Soundtrack)
The Beatles
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 12
- 3
The In Crowd
Ramsey Lewis Trio
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 14
- 4
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
- Last week
- 6
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 27
- 5
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 7
Notable Births
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
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[†]