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December 11, 1965

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COURT APPROVES CITY BOND ISSUE TO PAY PENSIONS; State Appeals Bench Rules in Favor of Borrow-Now-and-Pay-Later Concept

By Martin Arnold

Appellate Div, 3-2, upholds city's right to sell $255.8 million in bonds to meet what city contends are mandatory pension payments, Citizens Tax Council (Bugeja) suit; minority opinion holds real purpose of issue is to meet budget deficit, not for pension needs; suit charged issue is unconst because it was enacted by Legis without home-rule request and would raise borrowing above legal limit; majority and minority agree latter contention will not happen; majority holds Civil Service system would be jeopardized if city defaulted on pension payments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 8, 1965, covering December 11, 1965.

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    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  2. 2
    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra; Two... by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra; Two...

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  4. 4
    Album cover for Welcome To The LBJ Ranch! by Various Artists

    Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

    Various Artists

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Jay Bell

1965Jay Bell, American baseball player and coach[†]

Jay Stuart Bell is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and former manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Southern League. He played for the Cleveland Indians (1986–1988), Pittsburgh Pirates (1989–1996), Kansas City Royals (1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2002) and New York Mets (2003). He was the bench coach for the Cincinnati Reds, and was the bench coach for the New Zealand national baseball team that competed in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

1965Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player[†]

Gavin Lyle Hill is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and coached rugby union the 2000s. He resided in Wellington for 10-years before moving back to Auckland in 2008 to take a coaching position in the Air New Zealand Cup.

Glenn Lazarus

1965Glenn Lazarus, Australian rugby league player and politician[†]

Glenn Patrick Lazarus is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative prop, Lazarus won premierships with the Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm, who he also captained. He is the only player in the history of the game to win grand finals with three separate clubs, with the grand final wins also being the first for each club. After his retirement from football he assisted several NRL clubs in a coaching capacity.

Giannis Ragousis

1965Giannis Ragousis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence[†]

Giannis Ragousis is a Greek economist and politician of SYRIZA who had previously served in the government of Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

Historical Context for December 11, 1965

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