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February 22, 1966

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Headlines from February 22, 1966

LINDSAY ATTACKS CRITICS ON POLICE; LEARY IS SWORN IN; 'Desperate Voices' That Say Force 'Is Law Unto Itself' Are Scored by Mayor RESPONSIBILITIES CITED Speech Called 'Regrettable' by Adams--Broderick Goes on Skiing Trip LINDSAY ATTACKS CRITICS ON POLICE

By Eric Pace

PORS AND ILLUS

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Bar Group Finds U.S. War Policy Legal Under U.N; BAR GROUP FINDS U.S. POLICY LEGAL

By Austin C. Wehrwein Special To the New York Times

Amer Bar Assn House of Delegates affirms legality of US participation under internatl law, UN Charter and SEATO; move intended to answer Morse statements at Sen hearings; prompted by Long suggestion that bar assn reply; E P Deutsch and pres Kuhn comment

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BARBERS CURBED ON BIAS IN JERSEY; Court Rules Negroes May Not Be Refused Service Jersey Court Bars Barbers' Negro Bias

By Walter H. Waggoner Special To the New York Times

NJ Sup Ct, 7-0, holds barber shop pub accommodation; upholds civil rights div '64 order to P Gatti to cut Negroes hair in Madison shop

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DE GAULLE INSISTS ON RULE OF BASES OF NATO IN FRANCE; Says Allied Units Must Be Under the Jurisdiction of Paris by April 4, 1969 PROCESS TO BE GRADUAL President Indicates He Will Withdraw His Last Forces From Alliance by Deadline

By Henry Tanner Special To the New York Times

says France will claim control of all foreign bases on her soil and withdraw from NATO integration all French mil elements by Apr 4 '69, news conf; formal manner of conf and his remarkable performance noted; illus

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New Line Links U.S. To Staff in Moscow; U.S. HAS NEW LINK TO MOSCOW AIDES

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

State Dept sets up direct Telex telegraph communications system with Moscow Embassy

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 16, 1966, covering February 22, 1966.

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Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
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Peak
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Rubber Soul
The Beatles
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Peak
1
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!!Going Places!!
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
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Peak
3
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The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
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Peak
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My Name Is Barbra; Two...
Barbra Streisand
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Peak
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16

Notable Births

1966Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian^[†]

Rachel Susan Dratch is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College, she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Dratch's breakthrough role was her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006. During her time on SNL, she portrayed a variety of roles, including Debbie Downer. She has since occasionally returned to SNL as a guest portraying Senator Amy Klobuchar.

Historical Context for February 22, 1966

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

Headlines from February 22, 1966

LINDSAY ATTACKS CRITICS ON POLICE; LEARY IS SWORN IN; 'Desperate Voices' That Say Force 'Is Law Unto Itself' Are Scored by Mayor RESPONSIBILITIES CITED Speech Called 'Regrettable' by Adams--Broderick Goes on Skiing Trip LINDSAY ATTACKS CRITICS ON POLICE

Bar Group Finds U.S. War Policy Legal Under U.N; BAR GROUP FINDS U.S. POLICY LEGAL

BARBERS CURBED ON BIAS IN JERSEY; Court Rules Negroes May Not Be Refused Service Jersey Court Bars Barbers' Negro Bias

DE GAULLE INSISTS ON RULE OF BASES OF NATO IN FRANCE; Says Allied Units Must Be Under the Jurisdiction of Paris by April 4, 1969 PROCESS TO BE GRADUAL President Indicates He Will Withdraw His Last Forces From Alliance by Deadline

New Line Links U.S. To Staff in Moscow; U.S. HAS NEW LINK TO MOSCOW AIDES

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Rubber Soul

!!Going Places!!

The Sound Of Music

My Name Is Barbra; Two...

Notable Births

Historical Context for February 22, 1966