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February 23, 1966

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Headlines from February 23, 1966

2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN; Bonn and Rome Call Board on Strategy No Substitute for a Nuclear Force 2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

State Dept officials disclose that W Ger and Italy reject NATO nuclear planning com as substitute for nuclear force, would oppose nonproliferation treaty that precluded creation of force; elements in US Adm and Cong had hoped com would be acceptable compromise to NATO allies and to USSR

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Britain to Cut Overseas Forces a Third; Admiral Quits Over Plan to Buy F-111; Aden Base to Be Dropped Military Role in Asia Will Be Maintained BRITAIN TO SLASH OVERSEAS FORCES

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

Resigns as 1st Sea Lord; por

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MEANY HINTS SPLIT WITH DEMOCRATS; Asserts Labor Will 'Make Our Own Way' if Party Fails to Back Program MEANY INDICATES SPLIT WITH PARTY

By David R. Jones Special To the New York Times

AFL-CIO pres Meany says organized labor will go its 'own way' if Dems fail to back labor legis program, news conf; denies labor has no choice but to support Dem party; says labor will be 'more choosy' in '66 elections; Sec Wirtz 'terribly concerned' over 'antagonism' between labor and Adm

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Soviet Orbits 2 Dogs For Biological Study; SOVIET LAUNCHES 2 DOGS INTO ORBIT

By Unknown Author

NASA official says announcement that dogs are aboard is effort to let US know that there is 'something new' in USSR space program; says 51-degree inclination of orbit to equator is about same used for USSR moon and Venus probes; 64-degree inclination has been used for all USSR manned flights; says dogs have not been used to test cabins for 5 yrs

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LEARY TO ALLOW BIRCHERS IN FORCE; He Says Police Can Belong if Work Doesn't Suffer Leary to Allow Police to Belong to Birch Society

By Eric Pace

Comr Leary says he will permit ptl to belong to soc as long as membership does not 'impair their efficiency,' news conf; soc pub relations dir Rousselot lauds policy; says there are 300-400 members on force, int; Anti-Defamation League aide says Birch ideology precludes performance of some police duties without prejudice; Deputy Comr Thomas says probe into soc aims, under way since '64, is attempt to determine if membership by police violates dept rules

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 23, 1966, covering February 23, 1966.

1
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
42
2
Rubber Soul
The Beatles
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
10
3
!!Going Places!!
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Last week
3
Peak
3
Weeks
20
4
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
Last week
4
Peak
1
Weeks
50
5
September Of My Years
Frank Sinatra
Last week
6
Peak
5
Weeks
28

Historical Events

1966In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.^[†]

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a transitional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 57th-most populous and 87th-largest country.

Historical Context for February 23, 1966

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

Headlines from February 23, 1966

2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN; Bonn and Rome Call Board on Strategy No Substitute for a Nuclear Force 2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN

Britain to Cut Overseas Forces a Third; Admiral Quits Over Plan to Buy F-111; Aden Base to Be Dropped Military Role in Asia Will Be Maintained BRITAIN TO SLASH OVERSEAS FORCES

MEANY HINTS SPLIT WITH DEMOCRATS; Asserts Labor Will 'Make Our Own Way' if Party Fails to Back Program MEANY INDICATES SPLIT WITH PARTY

Soviet Orbits 2 Dogs For Biological Study; SOVIET LAUNCHES 2 DOGS INTO ORBIT

LEARY TO ALLOW BIRCHERS IN FORCE; He Says Police Can Belong if Work Doesn't Suffer Leary to Allow Police to Belong to Birch Society

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Rubber Soul

!!Going Places!!

The Sound Of Music

September Of My Years

Historical Events

Historical Context for February 23, 1966