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Resignation as CIA Dir announced by Pres Johnson, press conf; Raborn por
Johnson calls on Vietnam and Vietcong to abandon aggression, news conf statement; holds out prospect of an intensified air and ground war if they do not; warns neither S Vietnam pol crisis nor criticism within US will force Adm to change policy; says no candidate in recent primary elections was able to make opposition to Adm policy a successful position; sees hon for all in making peace; repts there have been prospects for negotiations
major newspapers feature Lin Piao lr calling for further study of Mao's written works; lr and press treatment confirm Lin emergence as number 2 leader, back belief he will be Mao successor
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 15, 1966, covering June 19, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Mike Hasenfratz, Canadian ice hockey referee[†]
Michael Edgar Hasenfratz was a Canadian ice hockey referee. He worked in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the 2000–01 season until his retirement following the 2014–15 season, officiating 705 regular season games. He wore uniform number 30 until the 2011–12 season, wearing number 2 for the remainder of his career. He previously worked 18 years in the Western Hockey League (WHL), refereed at two Memorial Cups, and was a linesman at the 1991 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He received the Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy as the WHL's official of the year in the 1999–2000 season.
1966Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian (born 1886)[†]
Isaiah Edwin Leopold, better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. His variety show (1949–1950), The Ed Wynn Show, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]