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November 19, 1965

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Headlines from November 19, 1965

BATTALION OF G.I.'S BATTERED IN TRAP; CASUALTIES HIGH; North Vietnamese Regulars Set Off a Furious Battle in ladrang River Valley JETS POUND ATTACKERS U.S., Putting Ambush Force at 500, Says It Killed 300 -- Fight Enters 6th Day BATTALION OF G.I.'S BATTERED IN TRAP Residue of a Savage Battle: Pain and Exhaustion

By Neil Sheehanspecial To the New York Times

SAIGON, South Vietnam, Nov. 18 -- A United States Army battalion was ambushed and mauled yesterday by several hundred North Vietnamese regulars in the ladrang River valley, about 200 miles north of Saigon.

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G.I. Plight Unknown, Reserves Stood By; RESERVE UNUSED, UNAWARE OF TRAP

By United Press International

N Vietnam regulars ambush US 1st Cavalry Div bn, Iadrang valley, practically wipe out 1 co; ambush worst suffered by Amer combat unit in Vietnam; US terms Amer casualties as moderate, witnesses call them serious; enemy dead put at 300; wounded illus; map; Brig Gen Knowles div deputy comdr, repts available reinforcements were not called for; says he was unaware of heavy losses

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UNIVERSITY SHIFT IN CONTROL ASKED; Report Says State Should Get Fiscal Responsibility for City Institution UNIVERSITY SHIFT IN CONTROL ASKED

By Leonard Buder

Mayor Wagner's Temporary Comm on City Finances (P Grimm) rept urges transfer of fiscal responsibility for City U from city to state; calls pub educ state, not city, responsibility; would maintain univ as separate inst but coordinated with SUNY; links state control with probable rise in state aid; in proposal similar to Bowker's, outlines plan for possible $400 student fee but notes this would be offset by scholarship aid; says Higher Educ Bd would continue as governing body of City U

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 17, 1965, covering November 19, 1965.

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

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for Help! (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Help! (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  4. 4
    Album cover for The In Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd

    Ramsey Lewis Trio

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    15
  5. 5
    Album cover for Look At Us by Sonny & Cher

    Look At Us

    Sonny & Cher

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Laurent Blanc

1965Laurent Blanc, French footballer and manager[†]

Laurent Robert Blanc is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad. He has the nickname Le Président, which was given to him following his stint at Marseille in tribute to his leadership skills. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time.

Douglas Henshall

1965Douglas Henshall, Scottish actor[†]

Douglas James "Dougie" Henshall is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series Primeval (2007–2011) and Detective Inspector Jimmy PĂ©rez in the crime drama Shetland (2013–2022).

Jason Pierce

1965Jason Pierce, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Jason Andrew Pierce is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized, he previously co-fronted the alternative rock band Spacemen 3 with Peter Kember from 1982 until 1991. He has worked under the name J. Spaceman.

Paulo S. L. M. Barreto

1965Paulo S. L. M. Barreto, Brazilian cryptographer and academic[†]

Paulo Licciardi Barreto is a Brazilian-American cryptographer and one of the designers of the Whirlpool hash function and the block ciphers Anubis and KHAZAD, together with Vincent Rijmen. He has also co-authored a number of research works on elliptic curve cryptography and pairing-based cryptography, including the eta pairing technique, identity-based cryptographic protocols, and the family of Barreto–Naehrig (BN) and Barreto–Lynn-Scott (BLS) pairing-friendly elliptic curves. More recently he has been focusing his research on post-quantum cryptography, being one of the discoverers of quasi-dyadic codes and quasi-cyclic moderate-density parity-check (QC-MDPC) codes to instantiate the McEliece and Niederreiter cryptosystems and related schemes.

Paul Weitz (filmmaker)

1965Paul Weitz, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright[†]

Paul John Weitz is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; for the latter, they were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Weitz is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the Amazon Prime Video dramedy series Mozart in the Jungle.

Historical Context for November 19, 1965

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