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December 30, 1965

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Headlines from December 30, 1965

Landfill Urged at Manhattan Tip; Downtown Plan Also Would Pick Streets for Pedestrian Use MORE LAND URGED AT MANHATTAN TIP

By Edith Evans Asbury

Planning Comm announces proposal, set forth in preliminary rept of study outlined in Feb, to add 200 acres of new land around tip of Manhattan by filling in East and Hudson Rivers waterfronts S of Canal St; Ballard lauds plan, which also envisions integrated plan for traffic and pedestrian circulation; A M Voorhees & Assocs, and W McHarg & Whittlesey-Conklin prepared rept; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 29, 1965, covering December 30, 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

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    42
  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
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for December's Children (And Everybody's) by The Rolling Stones

    December's Children (And Everybody's)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Heidi Fleiss

1965Heidi Fleiss, American procurer[†]

Heidi Lynne Fleiss is an American former madam. She ran an upscale prostitution ring based in Los Angeles and is often referred to as the "Hollywood Madam". Fleiss also formerly worked as a columnist and was a television personality regularly featured in the 1990s American media.

Historical Context for December 30, 1965

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