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January 12, 1966

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Headlines from January 12, 1966

TO ADVISE MAYOR; Union and Authority Reply to Proposals Made by Lindsay Transit Deadlock Holds; Three Mediators Will Advise Lindsay on a Solution PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR SETTLEMENT Authority Indicates It Would Accept Plan for the Panel to Recommend Terms

By Damon Stetson

Nathan P. Feinsinger, chairman of the special mediation panel, said early today that the panel would inform Mayor Lindsay late this morning of the procedures it believes should be followed to resolve the deadlocked transit dispute.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 1966, covering January 12, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  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
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36
  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
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14

Notable Births

Olivier Martinez

1966Olivier Martinez, French actor[†]

Olivier Martinez is a French actor. He became well known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993), which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof (1995), and The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997). He has also appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including the drama Before Night Falls (2000) and the erotic thriller Unfaithful (2002), and playing the role of a French drug lord in the action-crime-thriller S.W.A.T. (2003).

1966Craig Parry, Australian golfer[†]

Craig David Parry is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.

Historical Events

Lyndon B. Johnson

1966Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.[†]

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. A Southern Democrat, Johnson previously represented Texas in Congress for over 23 years, first as a U.S. representative from 1937 to 1949, and then as a U.S. senator from 1949 to 1961.

Historical Context for January 12, 1966

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