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May 4, 1966

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Headlines from May 4, 1966

WIFE OF WALLACE WINS IN ALABAMA; NEGRO VOTE HEAVY; Stand-In for Husband, She Tops Total of 9 Rivals for Governor Nomination SPARKMAN EASY VICTOR Negroes Leading for Two Seats in Legislature and Three Sheriff Posts

By Gene Roberts Special To the New York Times

thousands of Negroes vote in Ala election, 1st major election in South under '65 Voting Rights Act; illus; are unsuccessful in efforts to oust Wallace Adm as Mrs Wallace wins Dem Gov nomination in resounding victory; Ala Atty Gen Flowers, placing 2d, wins 90% of Negro vote; Justice Dept sample survey of 1 rural county shows 80-85% turnout of newly regis Negroes; dept says voting was in gen without incident; Lingo overwhelmingly defeated by Sheriff Bailey, Jefferson County; results incomplete in Dallas County sheriff race

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N.A.A.C.P. ATTACKS NEW POLICE PLAN; Counsel of Group Criticizes 'Serious Inadequacies' in Expanded Review Unit Referendum Opposed N.A.A.C.P. ATTACKS NEW POLICE PLAN Carter's Statement

By Peter Kihss

NAACP natl counsel R L Carter decries plan's inadequacies'; warns of continued 'suspicion and hostility' by minorities; holds bd civilians will be in police pay, investigating process in police hands, hearings closed, bd recommendations secret; NAACP NY chap pres Greenup reacts similarly but praises Lindsay panel; Council Pres O'Connor, Bronx Boro Pres Badillo and Natl Assn for Puerto Rican Civil Rights pres Valentin back bd; Lindsay says it will help police and pub, news conf; says Cassese and others should not 'frighten people'; Cassese vows opposition unless plan is approved by referendum; ACLU exec dir Neier urges Charter reform and legis to create 'truly ind' bd; Leary notes police opposition but says they will uphold program; says bd will cost dept $150,000 a yr; Adams urges referendum if plan does not work

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LAMONT IS FACING NEW S.E.C. CHARGE; Texas Gulf Stock Deal Cited --Banker Defends Action New S.E.C. Charge Is Faced By Lamont in Texas Gulf Case

By Richard Phalon

SEC gets Fed ct permission to amend complaint in Tex Gulf Sulphur Co case to include charge that T S Lamont, ex-vice chmn of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co and dir of Tex Gulf, bought 3,000 share of Tex Gulf stock for own acct before news of Timmins, Ont, ore discovery was pub; pre-trial hearing, NYC; Lamont says he bought stock after announcement of ore find; SEC also asks permission to amend from 8,000 to 10,000 number of shares Morgan Guaranty allegedly bought for several trust clients as result of phone call from Lamont; Morgan is not defendant

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 4, 1966, covering May 4, 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
    30
  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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    52
  3. 3
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  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
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for Ballads Of The Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler

    Ballads Of The Green Berets

    SSgt Barry Sadler

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Historical Context for May 4, 1966

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