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US marines press to close trap around remnants of N Vietnam rgt, Quangngai; rept 291 enemy soldiers killed in 3-day operation; illus; map
Conservative People's party wins narrow Parliament majority, 1st won by any party since '45; vote breakdown; gains in Vienna, other traditionally Socialist cities; Chancellor Klaus victory statement alludes to continuing coalition with Socialists; Communist support seen factor in Socialist defeat
Pors and illus
Gov Rockefeller asks Legis to quadruple borrowing power of NYS Job Development Auth to $200-million; stresses need to create new Jobs despite current high employment
Forced out of post as State Dept Security and Consular Affairs Bur admr; por
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 2, 1966, covering March 7, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Frank Sinatra
1966Terry Carkner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]
Terry Kenneth Carkner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers. He was selected fourteenth overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Carkner was born in Smiths Falls, Ontario, but grew up in Winchester, Ontario. Carkner was a fearless, tough defensive defenseman. He got over 100 penalty minutes 8 times in his NHL career.
1966Jeff Feagles, American football player[†]
Jeffrey Allan Feagles is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 22 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1988, and retired in 2010 after last playing for the New York Giants.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]