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Sen com amends and approves Adm bill calling for graduated withholding and speed-up of corp tax collections; modifies, at Adm request, HR-approved provision granting special allowances for itemized deductions substantially higher than standard allowances
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Lindsay program seen delayed if Legis insists on pre-endorsement by Council; majority leader Ross says Council might hold pub hearings before voting endorsement; Lindsay calls Procaccino proposal 'too easy'; wants nothing to impair city's status as world financial capital
US obtains $2.5-million judgment against him, 1st assessment under '54 rule making income from foreign personal holding co liable to ordinary income tax; liability stems from Venezuelan oil stock deal, '56-59; judge bases decision on credibility of defense; Ross's residence and activities in tax-haven of Nassau, Bahamas, discussed
Soviet and Communist Chinese natls ordered to leave country; Soviet and Chinese hospitality toward Nkrumah linked; Quaison-Sackey returning to Ghana; Nkrumah arrives, Moscow; USSR silent on dealings with him
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1966, covering March 2, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
The Beatles
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Frank Sinatra
1966Ann Leckie, American author[†]
Ann Leckie is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Her 2013 debut novel Ancillary Justice, which features artificial consciousness and gender-blindness, won the 2014 Hugo Award for "Best Novel", as well as the Nebula Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the BSFA Award. The sequels, Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy, each won the Locus Award and were both nominated for the Nebula Award. Provenance, published in 2017, and Translation State, published in 2023, are also set in the Imperial Radch universe.
1966Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician[†]
Simon Justin Reevell is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury in West Yorkshire during one parliament, losing his seat at the 2015 election.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]