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NY Times survey links alarming rise in local school budget defeats to voter resentment over not being able to vote against other spending measures; budget defeats in Westchester and Suffolk Counties cited
H Taubman survey on large and small communities efforts to make arts available to all regardless of location, income or age
SAIGON, May 15 The whine of bullets and the clank of tank treads today probably erased the possibility of harmonious transition from military to civilian government in South Vietnam.
Lindsay tells negotiators to continue meeting without break until they reach pact; striking drivers and their families stage demonstration outside City Hall; illus
Mil junta seen in control of Danang after day of wild shooting between pro-Govt troops and rebel mil units allied with Buddhists; 500 Govt troops sent into city to reinforce Vietnamese marines; about 10 persons killed, 12 wounded; rebel soldiers, estimated at about 150, hole up in and around 2 Buddhist pagodas; pledge to defend pagodas to the death; Mayor Nguyen Van Man disappears; Nguyen Cao Ky and top aides visit Danang briefly; Buddhist and rebel mil units holding Hue reptdly prepare to resist take-over by junta; 3,000 demonstrate; Buddhist speakers score seizure of Danang; Lt Gen Nguyen Chanh Thi and Lt Col Dam Quang Yeu head dissident Hue forces; S Vietnamese troops illus; map
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 11, 1966, covering May 16, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
The Rolling Stones
The Mamas & The Papas
Barbra Streisand
1966Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter actress[†]
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, enabling her to rise to prominence while breaking gender and racial barriers in the process. Lyrical content that focused on social issues and lived experiences set her reputation as a role model for youth.
1966Scott Reeves, American singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor, musician, and songwriter. He is known for playing the roles of Ryan McNeil on the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, Steven Webber on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital, and Noel Laughlin on the ABC series Nashville. For his work on The Young and the Restless, Reeves was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has received two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations and won the award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actor in 1994.
1966Thurman Thomas, American football player[†]
Thurman Lee Thomas is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Thomas was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft, where he spent all but one season of his professional career. He spent his final NFL year as a member of the Miami Dolphins in 2000.
1966The Chinese Communist Party issues the "May 16 Notice", marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.[†]
The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang and proclaimed the establishment of the PRC under the leadership of Mao Zedong in October 1949. Since then, the CCP has governed China and has had sole control over the People's Liberation Army (PLA). As of 2024, the CCP has more than 99 million members, making it the second largest political party by membership in the world.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]