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US troops search Palomares, Spain, area for nuclear device reptdly carried by B-52 that crashed there; US officials refuse to confirm or deny that it was bomb
US C of C pres Gerholz calls for wage restraints by labor to avoid legal controls, which he says Pres Johnson wants to avoid; urges unions cooperate with indus to hold increases within adm guideposts
De Gaulle dismisses Gen Jacquier as head of secret service orgn involved in kidnapping of Moroccan opposition leader Ben Barka; orders orgn control shifted from Pompidou to Messmer; Cabinet communique links 'agents of French special services or police' to case
To be built by Hebrew U, Jerusalem; $3.6-million bldg to house library and papers of late philosopher M Buber and serve as center for internatl studies; Truman Peace Prize also planned; Truman not now planning to visit Israel for dedication; donors listed
US seen in 1st place among leading indus nations in rate of econ growth
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 19, 1966, covering January 20, 1966.
The Beatles
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
The Rolling Stones
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Chris Morris, American basketball player[†]
Christopher Vernard Morris is an American former professional basketball player. In his 11-season (1988–1999) National Basketball Association (NBA) career, the 6'8" small forward played for the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz, and Phoenix Suns. He is a graduate of Atlanta's Douglass High School where his jersey has been retired, and played collegiately for the Auburn Tigers. He scored 8,184 total points in his NBA career.
1966Rainn Wilson, American actor[†]
Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He starred as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of The Office from 2005 to 2013, and received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]