LYCOS RETRIEVER 
1965
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The original life-size Nativity scene created for Elvis Presley's Graceland in 1965 is now for sale on eBay. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: here Currently owned by Les Birchfield and Med Phipps of Memphis, the Nativity scene was handmade by Phipps' late father and Memphis artist Hardy Phipps. Elvis' father Vernon Presley contracted with the artist to provide the annual Christmas scene and paid $1,140 for the first year's rental on Dec. 8, 1965. The hand-painted fiberglass Nativity scene served as the backdrop for Elvis and Priscilla's 1965 photo Christmas card. The stable is a three-piece structure comprised of the roof and two supporting side pieces measuring approximately 15 feet wide. The nine figurines included in the Nativity scene are Mother Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus in a manger, three kneeling wise men, one standing shepherd, one angel and one calf's head.
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Mian Arshad Hussain had excellent reasons to demand a probe into the concept, conduct and consequences of 1965 war' as he was Pakistan's High Commissioner at Delhi during that fateful period. He sent a warning on 4th September 1965 to the foreign office of Pakistan through Turkish Embassy that the Indians were planning to attack Pakistan, on 6th September. Mr. Aziz Ahmed, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary through a press statement acknowledged that such a warning was indeed received by the Foreign Office. But the debate on this warning issue' remained inconclusive, in that Aziz Ahmed maintained that the warning was received two days after war had already started! Only probe by a high powered judicial commission can separate shadows from the substance.
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The massive blackout of 1965 had many ramifications. It forced Americans to reconsider their dependence on electricity, and propelled electrical engineers to reexamine the power grid system. New Yorkers learned to keep caches of candles, batteries, flashlights and transistor radios close at hand. The electric utility industry ... learned to plan for the unexpected. Regional coordinating councils such as the Northeast Reliability Council (NERC) and power pools such as the New York Power Pool (NYPP) were formed to develop industry standards for equipment testing and reserve generation capacity, as well as preventative measures governing interconnection and reliability, so that a similar failure would not happen again. For the first time, both producers and consumers of electricity felt vulnerable.
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For 1965, regular (non GT) Mustangs had a rectangular instrument gauge, the same one used on the Ford Falcon. The GT's had the five round dial instrument cluster, gauges showing Fuel --- Oil Pressure ---Speedometer --- Amp Meter -- Water Temperature. Ford began using the five round dial cluster on all the Mustangs starting in 1966 .
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The aftermath of the 1965 war saw a dramatic shift in Pakistan's security environment. Instead of a single alignment with the United States against China and the Soviet Union, Pakistan found itself cut off from United States military support, on increasingly warm terms with China, and treated equitably by the Soviet Union. Unchanged was the enmity with which India and Pakistan regarded each other over Kashmir. The result was the elaboration of a new security approach, called by Ayub Khan the "triangular tightrope"--a tricky endeavor to maintain good ties with the United States while cultivating China and the Soviet Union. Support from other developing nations was ... welcome. None of the new relationships carried the weight of previous ties with the United States, but, taken together, they at least provided Pakistan with a political counterbalance to India.
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The demand for the 1965 Mustang was outstanding. Ford had three plants producing Mustangs for the public and they could not keep up with demand. The Mustang was truly a success and the more options and models available to the Mustang made it even more desirable. Everyone wanted a Mustang, it was the new "in" thing. The appearance of the Mustang in the James Bond movie "Goldfinger" only served to increase its popularity. Its appearance on the silver screen proved the Mustang truly was a symbol of pride and style, and gave even more individuals reason to desire their very own.
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