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USCG cutter grounds unidentified ship seeking to smuggle arms to Vietcong in Mekong Delta; US paratroops kill 24 N Vietnamese troops, capture 4,Phuoclong Prov; map
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McNamara says heavy bombing of enemy communication and supply lines has produced noticeable adverse effect on Vietcong morale and hopes of victory, Sen com; bases conclusions on ints with POWs, defectors and other data; says intelligence repts of more Communist desertions and defections and repts that enemy now drafts 15-17-yr-olds supports conclusions; clashes with Morse on issue of whether US is closer to victory or a negotiated settlement, and on possible UN role in peace effort; McNamara tangles briefly with Fulbright over latter's description of Saigon as Amer brothel
NYS Repub leaders urge fare rise to make tax plan more acceptable; Dems opposed
DETROIT, May 11 The Ford Division of the Ford Motor Company reported today an end to a sales slump with record auto sales for the first 10 days of May.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 11, 1966, covering May 12, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
The Rolling Stones
The Mamas & The Papas
Barbra Streisand
1966Stephen Baldwin, American actor[†]
Stephen Andrew Baldwin is an American actor. He has appeared in the films Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Posse (1993), 8 Seconds (1994), Threesome (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Bio-Dome (1996) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). Baldwin also starred in the television series The Young Riders (1989–1992) and as himself in the reality shows Celebrity Big Brother 7, in which he placed 9th in the United Kingdom, and The Celebrity Apprentice. In 2004, he directed Livin' It, a Christian-themed skateboarding DVD. He is the youngest of the four Baldwin brothers.
1966Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (born 1896)[†]
Felix Martin Julius Steiner was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served in the Waffen-SS, the combat branch of the SS, and commanded several SS divisions and corps. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Together with Paul Hausser, he contributed significantly to the development and transformation of the Waffen-SS into a combat force made up of volunteers and conscripts from both occupied and un-occupied lands.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]