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US repts Amer dead, Jan 1-Apr 9, at 1,361, topping total for all '65; 306 planes lost since start of war; US planes carry out 331 flights against Vietcong
O'Connor, Procaccino hold Lindsay seeks more money than he needs and fails to produce savings he pledged during campaign; Procaccino holds large part of Lindsay estimated savings are relocated funds; backed by Councilman Ross; Procaccino angerly charges he was ignored by Lindsay in budget preparations; says Charter requires Mayor to consult him on Gen Fund; notes their estimates are $24-million apart
Erhard asks solidarity by W Ger pol parties on reunification
Pres Johnson unveils Lincoln statue, Mex City; s; illus; Sec Rusk, US Amb Freeman in party; Min Carrillo Flores eulogy recalls Lincoln sympathy for Mex patriot Juarez; Johnson issues statement with Pres Diaz affirming US-Mex ties; returns to US; Mrs Johnson, Rusk remain for reception, US Embassy
Udall discusses reorgn plans, press cont, Santa Fe; hails Santa Fe meetings results; bur to be reorganized to be more responsive to Indian needs; 25 branches to be molded into 5 divs with direct access to Sec and bur comr; Udall seeks asst comr for educ
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 13, 1966, covering April 16, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
SSgt Barry Sadler
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
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Nancy Sinatra
1966Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian drummer[†]
Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.
1966Eric Lambert, Australian author (born 1918)[†]
Eric Frank Lambert was an Australian author and a sometime member of the Communist Party of Australia.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]