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April 20, 1966

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LIQUOR PRICE CURB IN STATE IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT; Distillers Must Not Charge More Than They Do in Other Areas of U.S. BUT EFFECT IS DUBIOUS Suppliers Could Conform by Increasing Their Levels Elsewhere Instead LIQUOR PRICE LAW IN STATE UPHELD

By Fred P. Graham Special To the New York Times

Seagram, Joseph E, & Sons Inc et al v Hostetter et al: Ct unanimously upholds '64 NYS liquor law requiring distillers and wholesalers to certify to State Liquor Auth that their prices in NY are no higher than lowest prices they charge anywhere else in US; rejects const attacks on law but concedes law may reveal const flaws when put into effect

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Dirksen Disavows Charge By Ford of War Bungling; Says House Leader 'Went Pretty Far' in Denouncing Vietnam Effort Hails McNamara and Westmoreland DIRKSEN DISAVOWS FORD'S WAR VIEWS

By E.w. Kenworthy Special To the New York Times

Dirksen dissociates self from Ford charge of 'shocking mismgt' of war, news conf; insists he is not criticizing Ford position but makes clear his total disagreement with him; says Repubs try to get a consensus of opinion but recognize some dissidence, reply to query on party unity

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TAIL CRACKS FOUND IN 22 BOEING JETS; Defects Called Minor and Are Being Repaired--190 of Craft Get Inspections Tail Cracks on 22 Boeing Jets Repaired; 190 Being Inspected

By Unknown Author

FAA repts hairline cracks found in tail assemblies of 22 older Boeing 707 and 720 jetliners during precautionary inspections begun Mar 30; 190 planes, all about 3 or more yrs old, involved in inspections around world; FAA denies inspections are emergency problem; Boeing says it urged additional inspection

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 20, 1966, covering April 20, 1966.

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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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    28
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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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    9
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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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    Peak
    1
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    50
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    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

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    58
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    Album cover for Boots by Nancy Sinatra

    Boots

    Nancy Sinatra

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    7

Notable Births

David Chalmers

1966David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic[†]

David John Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, specializing in philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness. In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

David Filo

1966David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo![†]

David Robert Filo is an American billionaire businessman and the co-founder of Yahoo! with classmate Jerry Yang. His Filo Server Program, written in the C programming language, was the server-side software used to dynamically serve variable web pages, called Filo Server Pages, on visits to early versions of the Yahoo! website.

Historical Context for April 20, 1966

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