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February 1, 1966

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STORM KILLS 166 OVER THE NATION; CROPS DAMAGED; Freezing, Icy, Snowy, Bone-Chilling, Blowy: The Adjectives of Discomfort, Loss and Inconvenience

By Unknown Author

Storm hits Eastern Seaboard and South; at least 166 dead, 99 in South; damage heavy; over 1,000 autos stranded on NY Thruway; Onondaga County, NYS, declares emergency; Syracuse has 31-in total fall in 2 days; Del and Md rept drifts up to 15 ft; Del, Pa and Va declare emergencies; Chattanooga temp 10 below zero; other effects; illus

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U.S. SCORES REDS; President and Rusk Term Response to Offers Negative

By Tom Wicker Special To the New York Times

Johnson repts bombing of N Vietnam resumed, TV statement; will ask UN Security Council aid in peace efforts; says bombing resumption stems from N Vietnam failure to reply to peace drive; pledges to continue peace efforts; Sec Rusk justifies resumption, news conf; illus; says US did not seek UN action earlier for fear that UN debate would interfere with private moves; links Hanoi failure to reply to peace drive to its failure to grasp that US will meet commitment in Vietnam; Johnson confs with Dem Cong leaders; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 26, 1966, covering February 1, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    38
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    46
  4. 4
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Best Of Herman's Hermits by Herman's Hermits

    The Best Of Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

1966Michelle Akers, American soccer player[†]

Michelle Anne Akers is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with ten goals.

Notable Deaths

Hedda Hopper

1966Hedda Hopper, American actress and journalist (born 1885)[†]

Elda Furry, known professionally as Hedda Hopper, was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, more than 35 million people read her columns. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, Hopper named suspected Communists and was a major proponent of the Hollywood blacklist. Hopper continued to write her gossip column until her death in 1966. Her work appeared in many magazines and later on radio. She had an extended feud with Louella Parsons, an arch-rival and fellow gossip columnist.

Buster Keaton

1966Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1895)[†]

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently maintained a stoic, deadpan facial expression that became his trademark and earned him the nickname "The Great Stone Face".

Historical Context for February 1, 1966

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