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May 3, 1966

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Headlines from May 3, 1966

PROFITS TOO HIGH, ACKLEY SUGGESTS TO BUSINESSMEN; Johnson Aide Bids Chamber 'Stop, Look, Listen' Lest Economy Be Imperiled HELLER URGES TAX RISE Industry Chiefs Are Cool to Plea on Pricing Urge Cut in Federal Spending Profits Too High, Ackley Suggests to Businessmen

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

Econ Advisors Council Chmn Ackley says avg factory worker with 3 dependents is working longer hrs but has no more spendable income than yr ago, s, US C of C; warns labor cannot moderate wage demands when prices and profits are rising

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 27, 1966, covering May 3, 1966.

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

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    29
  2. 2
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    51
  3. 3
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) by The Rolling Stones

    Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    24
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    59

Historical Context for May 3, 1966

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