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December 25, 1965

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ALL LAW SCHOOLS OPEN TO NEGROES; A Nationwide Survey Calls Academic Deficiency Only Remaining Major Barrier ALL LAW SCHOOLS OPEN TO NEGROES

By Fred P. Grahamspecial To the New York Times

Amer Law Schools Assn com repts racial discrimination in law schools eliminated but problem of acad deficiency of Negro applicants remains; notes Southem schools weigh lowering standards to admit Negroes; Prof H E Groves, reptg on Negro law student attitudes, says most cite desire to aid civil rights movement as reason far attending law school; urges abolition of 5 state-supported 'Jim Crow' law schools in South

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 22, 1965, covering December 25, 1965.

  1. 1
    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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    1
    Peak
    1
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    33
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    1
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    41
  3. 3
    Album cover for Welcome To The LBJ Ranch! by Various Artists

    Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

    Various Artists

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

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
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    Album cover for The Best Of Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    The Best Of Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

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    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Ed Davey

1965Ed Davey, English politician, Leader of the Liberal Democrats[†]

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey is a British politician who has served as the leader of the Liberal Democrat party since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 and as Deputy Leader to Jo Swinson in 2019. An "Orange Book" liberal, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston and Surbiton since 2017, a seat he previously held from 1997 to 2015.

1965Dmitri Mironov, Russian ice hockey player[†]

Dmitri Olegovich Mironov is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 160th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was part of the 1998 Stanley Cup winning Detroit Red Wings.

David Rath

1965David Rath, Czech physician and politician[†]

David Rath is a Czech physician, former politician who served as Minister of Health from 2005 to 2006, and convicted criminal. He was a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) until 16 May 2012 when he resigned after being charged with bribery. He also served as Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 2006 to 2013, first as representative from Prague and then from Central Bohemian Region where he was Governor between 2008 and 2012.

Historical Context for December 25, 1965

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