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bill unanimously approved; Sen; is stiffened version of bill backed by Adm; contains provision for labeling of tires to show compliance with standards; Natl Safety Council pres Pyle opposes Adm program for minimum car safety standards, Sen com
Newark to lift some curbs on use; mop of reservoirs
Johnson indicates he will ask 'modest' rise of 5 to 7% in individual and corp taxes if he decides rise is necessary to check inflation, talk with White House Fellows; aim would be $5-billion yield
HR, 156-128, votes against deleting funds; Adm efforts to secure passage noted
RC minority asks mil regime to surrender power in orderly way; indicates support for civilian govt but opposes capitulation to Buddhist pressures; restrained tone of statement reptdly results from pressures by Lodge not to undermine Nguyen Cao Ky; informed sources say Caths warned Nguyen Cao Ky of vigorous action if he failed to halt unrest; Nguyen Cao Ky tries to reach compromise with Tam Chau
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 30, 1966, covering March 30, 1966.
SSgt Barry Sadler
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
Paul Revere & The Raiders
1966Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author[†]
Efstratios Grivas is a Greek chess player who holds the titles of Grandmaster, FIDE Senior Trainer, International Arbiter, and FIDE International Organizer.
1966Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer (died 2025)[†]
Dmitry Arkadyevich Volkov was a Russian two-time Olympic breaststroke swimmer. He swam at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics.
1966Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper[†]
Leonid Anatolyevich Voloshin is a retired triple jumper from Russia. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
1966Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (born 1902)[†]
Augustus Newbold Morris was an American politician, lawyer, president of the New York City Council, and two-time candidate for mayor of New York City.
1966Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (born 1870)[†]
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. The National Museum of American Illustration deemed his painting Daybreak (1922) to be the most successful art print of the 20th century.
1966Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (born 1893)[†]
Erwin Friedrich Maximilian Piscator was a German theatre director and producer. Along with Bertolt Brecht, he was the foremost exponent of epic theatre, a form that emphasizes the socio-political content of drama, rather than its emotional manipulation of the audience or the production's formal beauty.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]