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Govt device of declaring some critics insame as alternative to outright imprisonment noted
Tass repts research program ended, instruments closed down; Brit experts skeptical, say transmissions have been recd after shutdown; USSR releases 3d photo; illus; declines to explain why only 3 have been released; Jodrell Bank has recd 10
HONOLULU, Feb. 6 President Johnson's sudden decision to meet here with top United States and South Vietnamese officials struck this island with the force of a kona storm the local version of a hurricane and with a lot less warning.
Judge Murtagh urges licenses of NYC scofflaws be suspended
Castro charges Communist China, in cutting trade, betrays Cuban people and seeks to strangle econ, press and radio statement; hints formal break is near; charges China distributes 'massive' amt of propaganda despite protest by Pres Dorticos in Sept '65
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 2, 1966, covering February 7, 1966.
The Beatles
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
Herman's Hermits
1966Kristin Otto, German swimmer[†]
Kristin Otto is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. In long course, she held the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events. Otto was also the first woman to swim the short course 100 meter backstroke in under a minute, doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983.
1966The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage.[†]
A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper area, the central business district of Iloilo City. in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]