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Vietcong explodes bomb outside US forces billet, Saigon; illus; 1 Amer soldier killed, 2 Amers, 4 Vietnamese civilians hurt; guerrillas violate truce at least 52 times, direct most attacks at US and other non-Vietnamese; S Koreans kill 46 Vietcong
City Council President Frank D. O'Connor, in his first public criticism of Mayor Lindsay, said yesterday he was "dismayed" at what he called "the attempt by the Mayor's office to interfere in the professional operations of the Police Department."
Premier Sato, in conf with Amb Reischauer, asks US to continue bombing pause while Japan pursues peace efforts; will send amb to nations that have ties with N Vietnam; Japan's fear of US-China conflict discussed; Govt backs US policy while most Japanese oppose it
Deputy Mayor Price revealed to have threatened, after '65 election, to oppose renewal of WNBC-TV license; charged station failed to run number of Spot ads and adversely affected Lindsay campaign; says he changed mind after conf with NBC attys and is now convinced co has taken steps to assure candidates will get full quota of spots they order; had asked FCC how he might intervene in license renewal after FCC rejected his protests; NBC admitted inadvertent errors on spot ads but made refunds; defends impartiality of its news coverage; background of case
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 19, 1966, covering January 22, 1966.
The Beatles
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
The Rolling Stones
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player[†]
Craig Salvatori is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He spent most of his career at the Eastern Suburbs club. His position of choice was in the front row. Salvatori also played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs as well as representing Australia and New South Wales.
1966Herbert Marshall, English actor (born 1890)[†]
Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall was an English stage, screen, and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America, he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man, frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies. In his later years, he turned to character acting.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]