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May 31, 1966

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EX-PREMIER HELD AS CONGO PLOTTER; Kimba and 3 Others Face Trial for High Treason-- Nigerian Tension Eases Ex-Premier Kimba and 3 Others Are Seized in Congo as Plotters

By Unknown Author

Ex-Premier Kimba and ex-Mins Bamba, Anany and Mahamba arrested, Leopoldville, for plot to kill Pres Mobutu and seize power; Govt spokesman repts many MPs and 4 foreign embassies involved; declines to identify embassies but says none was African; Leopoldville radio says Anany was to have become Premier, Kimba Foreign Min and Mahamba Interior Min

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MEDICARE RULES ISSUED TO GUARD TRADITIONAL TIES; U.S. Guidelines on Fees and Payments Seek to Protect Link of Doctor to Patient U.S. ISSUES RULES ON MEDICARE FEES

By Robert H. Phelps Special To the New York Times

Soc Security Adm issues to 230,000 drs and 4,000 osteopaths guidelines for determining 'reasonable' fees and outlining methods of receiving payments; drs will be allowed to vary fees; some drs will be able to charge more than others; drs and patients will deal with intermediaries, not with Govt; Asst Sec Lee comments; sees no change in dr's traditional relationship with patient

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CITY UNIVERSITY TO GET $5-MILLION IN WITHHELD AID; Rockefeller Says City Will Turn Over Money It Was Saving as a Cushion BUILDING FUND SOUGHT Bowker Holds $400-Million Is Still Needed to Insure Future Education Need City University to Get $5-Million In Aid That City Had Withheld

By Ralph Blumenthal Special To the New York Times

Rockefeller says NYC will turn over to univ $5-million he claimed city was withholding; he and state Budget Dir Hurd explain reasons for city's actions; city Budget Dir Becker says he is satisfied with Gov's clarification; Bowker calls City action helpful but not solution to problems

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 25, 1966, covering May 31, 1966.

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    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas & The Papas

    If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears

    The Mamas & The Papas

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
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    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
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
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    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    63

Notable Births

Diesel (musician)

1966Diesel, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Mark Denis Lizotte is an American-born Australian singer-songwriter and musician, who has released material under the name Diesel, Johnny Diesel, as leader of band Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, and as a solo performer, as well as under his birth name. Two of his albums reached No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Charts, Hepfidelity in 1992 and The Lobbyist in 1993.

1966Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lankan cricketer and referee[†]

Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is the first man to have stood as a match referee in a day-night test match in Test history.

Historical Context for May 31, 1966

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