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Repub and Southern Dem coalition, led by Repr J B Anderson, bars extension to 1.6-million workers in small cos; Dems seen confident of votes to restore coverage
faulty rocket sends 492-lb craft, launched to study upper atmosphere, into orbit with 1,688-mi apogee, 180-mi perigee instead of planned 720-mi apogee, 170-mi perigee
leaves; reptd pleased by establishment of closer working ties with GB; communique; US officials comment on talks
To be chartered by NYC as non-profit, quasi-pub agency empowered to construct mfg plants, warehouses, truck terminals, piers and lease such facilities to private cos, such undertakings to be financed by tax-exempt indus development bonds; aim is to stem tide of businesses leaving city; Mayor Lindsay aide Dr Shaughnessy says corp will 'supervise' activities of Indus Development Corp (which lends construction money to local businessmen) and Commercial Development Corp (which provides working capital); says corp will have broad authority ind of Mayor; corp to be headed by Gen L D Clay, who will name 11 of 21-man dirs bd; Lindsay to name S pub and 5 private members; bd and Clay to serve without pay
Speaker Travia tax plan for NYC retains Lindsay proposal for tax rise based on frontage
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 1966, covering May 26, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Mamas & The Papas
The Rolling Stones
Barbra Streisand
Soundtrack
1966Helena Bonham Carter, English actress[†]
Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, her accolades include a BAFTA Award and an Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and nine Golden Globe Awards.
1966Zola Budd, South African runner[†]
Zola Budd is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 3000 metres. In 1984 (unratified) and 1985, she broke the world record in the 5000 metres. She was also a two-time winner at the World Cross Country Championships (1985–1986). Budd mainly trained and raced barefoot. Her mile best of 4:17.57 in 1985 stood as the British record for 38 years until Laura Muir ran 4:15.24 on 21 July 2023.
1966Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (born 1894)[†]
Elizabeth Eloise Kirkpatrick Dilling was an American writer and political activist. In 1934, she published The Red Network—A Who's Who and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots, which catalogs over 1,300 suspected communists and their sympathizers. Her books and lecture tours established her as the pre-eminent female right-wing activist of the 1930s, and one of the most outspoken critics of the New Deal, which she referred to as the "Jew Deal". In the mid-to-late 1930s, Dilling praised Nazi Germany.
1966British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.[†]
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]