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June 7, 1966

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Headlines from June 7, 1966

RACIAL PATTERNS SHIFT IN SCHOOLS; Non-Negro and Non-Puerto Rican Exodus Rises RACIAL PATTERNS SHIFT IN SCHOOLS

By Leonard Buder

Educ Bd '66 annual ethnic census shows loss of 25,000 non-Negro and non-Puerto Rican students from pss, '65, while 36,500 Negro and Puerto Rican youths joined system; '65 census cited; Donovan unable to explain exodus; Negro and Puerto Rican youths now comprise 71.5% and 60.6% of enrollment in Manhattan and Bronx pss; table on ethnic composition of pupils, '57-65, all boros

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 1, 1966, covering June 7, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  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

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    64
  4. 4
    Album cover for !!Going Places!! by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    !!Going Places!!

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  5. 5
    Album cover for Color Me Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Color Me Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9

Notable Deaths

Jean Arp

1966Jean Arp, German-French sculptor, painter, and poet (born 1886)[†]

Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp, better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.

Historical Context for June 7, 1966

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