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In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]
1966Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[†]
The Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace was achieved on 23 September through interventions by the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which pushed the two warring countries towards a ceasefire in an attempt to avoid any escalation that could draw in other powers.
Ger-Amer named Schmidt or Smith, a former US space indus employe, reptdly heads and 2d Amer, Hicks, reptdly works for rocket program formerly staffed mainly by W Gers; US official comments; 40 foreigners reptdly work on project; program supplies reptdly bought in E Ger for 1st time
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Shelepin says that US fails to show it wants peace and threatens to expand war, s, Hanoi; backs N Vietnam Min statements; China ignores Hanoi exchs but notes US interest in Shelepin visit
Commerce and Indus Assn survey of 100 cos employing mostly white collar workers shows 65% got to jobs in 1st wk of strike; absenteeism heavy among clerical and low-skilled
Housing Complaint Bur gets 2,400 complaints of insufficient heat after Moerdler declared heat emergency; Moerdler promises around-the-clock action against landlords taking, advantage of transit strike
small businessmen flock to SBA offices
press conf; in new push to end strike, will stay indefinitely at City Hall
NAACP, SNCC and SCLC leaders concerned over their orgns' rising deficits and lack of pub support; cite their transition from victories over legally enforced segregation to more subtle action and 'mistaken belief that rights battle has been won
China scores Castro charges; denies signing long-term sugar-rice pact; repts Cuban delegation continues talks, Peking, on annual pact
US-Australian forces continue sweep, about 20 mi NW of Saigon; kill 21 guerrillas; S Korean marines kill 48 guerrillas, Phuyen Prov; Amer pilot drowns after bailing out of burning plane; S Vietnamese patrol sinks 2 junks, recovers 20 cases of ammunition; Vietcong stages 3 ambushes; US troops illus
Shelepin, without specifically criticizing China, implicitly asks N Vietnam to recognize USSR as champ of Communist unity behind 'fraternal Vietnamese people'; urges all Socialist nations to pool efforts to help Vietnam; statements give 1st pub hint that his mission is designed to win N Vietnamese away from China