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April 1, 1966

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Man Must Re-Use Wastes, Pollution Report Asserts; Study Finds Situation Is 'Becoming Desperate' Steps Outlined STUDY ASKS RE-USE OF WASTE MATTER

By Walter Sullivan

Natl Sciences Acad Pollution Com repts to White House (W S Sullivan rept); says man must find way to cycle wastes back into econ; says that by '80 discharge of sewage and other organic wastes will be large enough to purge oxygen from 22 of chief US rivers during dry-season flow; proposes bold Fed correction program; envisions ultimately huge complexes to process sewage, purify water for reuse, perform other work; Dr A Sphihaus headed com

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 30, 1966, covering April 1, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Ballads Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler

    Ballads Of The Green Berets

    SSgt Barry Sadler

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    25
  3. 3
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    55
  5. 5
    Album cover for Just Like Us! by Paul Revere & The Raiders

    Just Like Us!

    Paul Revere & The Raiders

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Chris Evans (presenter)

1966Chris Evans, English radio and television host[†]

Christopher James Evans is an English television presenter, radio DJ and producer for radio and television. He started his broadcasting career working for Piccadilly Radio, Manchester, as a teenager, before moving to London as a presenter for the BBC's BBC Radio London and then Channel 4 television, where The Big Breakfast made him a star. Soon he was able to dictate highly favourable terms, allowing him to broadcast on competing radio and TV stations. Slots like Radio 1 Breakfast and TFI Friday provided a mix of celebrity interviews, music and comic games, delivered in an irreverent style that attracted high ratings, though often also generated significant numbers of complaints. By 2000, he was the UK's highest paid entertainer, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. In the tax year to April 2017, he was the BBC's highest-paid presenter, earning between £2.2m and £2.25m annually.

Mehmet Özdilek

1966Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer and manager[†]

Mehmet "Şifo" Özdilek is a Turkish football manager and former player. He is nicknamed "Şifo" after Belgian star Enzo Scifo with whom he shared a similar playing style.

Notable Deaths

Flann O'Brien

1966Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (born 1911)[†]

Brian O'Nolan, his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. His English language novels, such as At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman, were written under the O'Brien pen name. His many satirical columns in The Irish Times and an Irish-language novel, An Béal Bocht, were written under the name Myles na gCopaleen.

Historical Context for April 1, 1966

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