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In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 9, 1966, covering March 13, 1966.
SSgt Barry Sadler
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Frank Sinatra
Roger Miller
Herman's Hermits
Barbra Streisand
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
1966Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1997)[†]
Francisco de Assis França, better known as Chico Science, was a Brazilian singer and composer and one of the founders of the manguebeat cultural movement. He died in a car accident in 1997 in Recife, Pernambuco, at the age of 30.
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Lion in Winter, The, by J Goldman
mother-in-law, Mrs G Gelfand, revealed to have interests in several NYC bldgs containing Bldg Code violations
38 attend; list; briefs them and govs of PR, Guam and VI on Vietnam and other topics; illus; holds 3 press confs with various govs; other speakers at conf noted
Budhist leaders, in manifesto, criticize S Vietnam Govt, demand election of civilian leaders, 1st organized attempt to embarrass Govt in 9 mos; urge students to hold more protests over Nguyen Chanh Thi ouster; make other demands; Thich Tam Chau and Thich Tri Quang believed to have written manifesto; Nguyen Chanh Thi supporters call gen strike in Danang; demonstrations spread to Hoian; map
Estimate Bd to vote on application of B Ettinger and R Miller to build $7-million project; area residents and Pelham Bay Taxpayers and Civic Assn oppose project because of disclosures about Ettinger and Miller made in SIC probe of sponsors of projects built under Mitchell-Lama Law
France asks withdrawal of SHAPE hq Rocquencourt, and Central Eur Forces hq, Fontainebleau, memos to US and 13 other allies insisting on exclusive French control of bases on its territory
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 12--Lieut. Gen. Suharto, Indonesia's new military leader, moved quickly today to utilize powers bestowed on him by President Sukarno.
Mayor Lindsay repts creation of NYC Commercial Development Corp to help finance business expansion and spur employment
Hong Kong analysts believe N Vietnam, encouraged by pledges of continued USSR and Communist Chinese aid, plans protracted war until US accepts its peace terms; USSR reptdly has accepted Hanoi's position, no longer urges peace talks; Japanese Communist party urges China to enter into united action with USSR
Indian Affairs Comr Nash resignation linked to Sec Udall anger in '65 when Nash rejected BVD plan for factory on Navajo Reservation, Ariz; ACWU and ILGWU protested use of Govt funds to train Indian workers who displaced other workers
rept to NYS legislators on proposed taxes and economies
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