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March 22, 1966

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Headlines from March 22, 1966

G.O.P. AT ALBANY WEIGHS A SESSION FOR CITY MATTERS; Chiefs Say Legislature Could End Business Quickly by Not Waiting on Council TRAVIA FAVORS RECESS Senate Finance Head Calls Chances for a Commuter Tax 'Practically Nil' G.O.P. CHIEFS STUDY A SPECIAL SESSION

By Richard L. Madden Special To the New York Times

NYS Legis Repub leaders weigh delaying action on NYC program for special session; Speaker Travia opposed; Dems hold special session would curb maneuverability because only Gov can call it and set agenda

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Evening Paper to Be World Journal No Date Is Set; Tribune, Telegram and Journal to Merge, Publishing 2 Dailies and Sunday Paper PLANS TO BE FILED WITH GOVERNMENT Evening Paper to Be Named The World Journal No Date Is Set for Action

By Damon Stetson

To merge with NY Herald Tribune and NY Journal-Amer into new co to be called World Journal Tribune Inc; plan calls for afternoon paper combining Journal and Telegram, called NY World Journal, and Sunday paper combining all 3, called NY World Journal and Tribune; joint statement issued by Scripps-Howard exec J R Howard and 2 other publishers; Howard, name plate illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

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

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    Album cover for Ballads Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler

    Ballads Of The Green Berets

    SSgt Barry Sadler

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    1
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    4
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    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

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    1
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    45
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    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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    Peak
    1
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    23
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    Album cover for Rubber Soul by The Beatles

    Rubber Soul

    The Beatles

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    13
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    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    53

Notable Births

1966Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)[†]

Todd Gordon Ewen was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for several teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). A right wing, Ewen was primarily known as an enforcer. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and San Jose Sharks. Ewen retired with 1,914 penalty minutes, putting him 61st for all-time career penalty minutes. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in St. Albert, Alberta. Ewen won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Canadiens.

Artis Pabriks

1966Artis Pabriks, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia[†]

Artis Pabriks is a Latvian politician. Since January 2019 he has been the Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia. From 2014 to 2018, he was a Member of the European Parliament.

1966António Pinto, Portuguese runner[†]

António Coelho Pinto is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner. He was born in Vila Garcia, Amarante.

Brian Shaw (basketball)

1966Brian Shaw, American basketball player and coach[†]

Brian Keith Shaw is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played both guard positions, but was used primarily at point guard in his 14 seasons in the NBA. He won three NBA championships playing with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Notable Deaths

John Harlin

1966John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (born 1935)[†]

John Elvis Harlin II was an American alpinist and US Air Force pilot who was killed while making an ascent of the north face of the Eiger at age 30.

Historical Context for March 22, 1966

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