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January 5, 1966

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Headlines from January 5, 1966

HANOI DENOUNCES PAUSE IN BOMBING BY U.S. AS A TRICK; First Comment on Lull Calls It Temporary Step Peace Drive by U.A.R. Reported HANOI DENOUNCES PAUSE IN BOMBING

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

N Vietnam acknowledges bombing pause for 1st time, calls it temporary and scores it as a truck; calls for permanent and 'unconditional' end of air raids and 'all other acts of war' against N Vietnam in addition to earlier peace terms; sees US peace drive as prelude to heightened warfare; Goldberg, after conf with Johnson and advisers, says US will continue drive to demonstrate good faith; Goldberg and Johnson illus

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A NEGRO STUDENT SLAIN IN ALABAMA; 2,000 at Tuskegee Institute March in Protest White Man Is Held for Murder A NEGRO STUDENT SLAIN IN ALABAMA

By Gene Roberts Special To the New York Times

Tuskegee Inst student S L Younge Jr, Negro, shot to death; white service station attendant M Seagrest charged with 1st-degree murder; Younge was active in civil rights movement; about 2,000 students and faculty members stage march through downtown sec protesting murder; illus; demand Mayor Keever take action; Keever says FBI has been asked into probe; later meets with City Councilmen; pledges swift justice; SNCC chmn Lewis urges Pres Johnson send Fed marshals to 6 Ala counties, including Tuskegee area

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Hard Position Is Adopted By Union's 'Second Line'; No Progress in Talks T.W.U.'s '2d Line' Takes Over; Hard Stand Adopted at Talks

By Damon Stetson

TWU internatl vps MacMahon and Horst take over bargaining, assume hard stand; MacMahon says strike will go on 'until hell freezes over'; Lindsay appears 'tense' while discussing situation at news conf; defends jailing of union leaders; Sen R F Kennedy offers to help reach settlement, wire to Lindsay; Van Arsdale, Iushewitz and AFL-CIO regional dir Mann conf with mediation panel

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 5, 1966, covering January 5, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    60
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    43
  3. 3
    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
    35
  4. 4
    Album cover for December's Children (And Everybody's) by The Rolling Stones

    December's Children (And Everybody's)

    The Rolling Stones

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

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    13

Historical Context for January 5, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]