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IMF dir Schweitzer holds tax rise would ease deficit
WASHINGTON, May 19-- The United States has agreed to sell Israel a small number of tactical jet bombers as a deterrent against the numerically superior air power of the Arab nations.
city gets 1.55-in rainfall in 3 hrs, 7-yr record; traffic delayed, flooding extensive; illus
US Defense Dept officials hope to put an end to PX Alley, Saigon black mkt for goods stolen from army post exchs; alley described; illus; vendors leave exch labels and price tags on goods, know Govt authorities must prove articles' source; Pentagon officials say audit of operations of 17 exchs showed pilferage loss of 'only' 3%, Jan-Apr; audited loss amts to $1.3-million
L I Brezhnev charges US 'cruelty and cynicism' in war, s, Vladivostok
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 18, 1966, covering May 20, 1966.
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Rolling Stones
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Barbra Streisand
1966Dan Abrams, American journalist and author[†]
Daniel Abrams is an American media entrepreneur, television host, and author. He is currently the host of On Patrol: Live on Reelz, and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News. In 2021, he became the host of the primetime show Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, which had its last episode in February 2025.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]