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December 21, 1965

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Headlines from December 21, 1965

U.S. TO LET FORCES GO INTO CAMBODIA IN 'SELF-DEFENSE'; But Power of Commanders in Vietnam Is Limited to Extreme Instances SANCTUARY' RULED OUT Enemy Advantage at Border Is Said to Justify Action for Troops' Protection U.S. TO LET FORCES GO INTO CAMBODIA

By R.w. Apple Jr.special To the New York Times

US field comdrs reptd authorized to pursue enemy troops into Cambodia and to call for arty barrages and tactical air strikes on enemy positions there in cases of 'clear self-defense'; move stems from queries raised by US units that, in Iadrang Valley battle, were forced to pull up short near Cambodian border; Norodom Sihanouk reptdly has not been informed of new US policy, is expected to object; new policy distinguished from 'hot pursuit' doctrine which permits a mil force to follow enemy back into territory from which it came; map

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SOVIET REBUFFED BY A VOTE IN U.N.; Political Committee Scores All Intervention, Including Means Used by Reds SOVIET REBUFFED BY A VOTE IN U.N.

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

Assembly com, 100-0, approves resolution condemning all forms of intervention in other states, including subversion and terrorism; inclusion of ref to indirect intervention is setback for USSR; resolution, sponsored by 37 members, also condemns interference in civil strife; US Amb Yost lauds it; USSR Amb Fedorenko says it will prevent 'various forms of indirect intervention by imperialist powers'; Amb Jackling says GB, among 5 abstainers, sees little value in putting UN stamp on document meaning different things to different people

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 15, 1965, covering December 21, 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

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    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Welcome To The LBJ Ranch! by Various Artists

    Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for My Name Is Barbra; Two... by Barbra Streisand

    My Name Is Barbra; Two...

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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Notable Births

1965Glenn Coleman, Australian rugby league player[†]

Glenn Coleman is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He primarily played on the wing

Andy Dick

1965Andy Dick, American actor and comedian[†]

Andrew Roane Dick is an American actor and comedian. Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the U.S., has released several comedy albums, and has acted in television and film. Dick's first regular television role was on The Ben Stiller Show on Fox. In the mid-1990s, he regularly appeared on NBC's NewsRadio and as a supporting character on Less than Perfect. He also had two short-lived television series on MTV; these were the sketch comedy series The Andy Dick Show (2001) and the reality series The Assistant (2004). He also is noted for his behavior on a number of Comedy Central Roasts, stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances.

Anke Engelke

1965Anke Engelke, Canadian-German actress, director, and screenwriter[†]

Anke Christina Fischer is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter.

Notable Deaths

Claude Champagne

1965Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (born 1891)[†]

Claude Champagne was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist.

Historical Events

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

1965International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.[†]

The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races. The Convention also requires its parties to criminalize hate speech and criminalize membership in racist organizations.

Historical Context for December 21, 1965

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