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June 29, 1966

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Headlines from June 29, 1966

MARGIN DECISIVE; Senator Is 'Pleased' by Victory Over Klein in Primary Test Silverman Wins Surrogate Race by Wide Margin, Bolstering Kennedy's Party Role VICTOR WILL FACE KLEIN IN ELECTION Defeated Candidate Urges Friends to Cross Party Lines Next November

By Richard Witkin

Kennedy's candidate wins NY County Surrogate primary; victory seen bolstering Kennedy's power, diminishing Jones role; Kennedy sees no 'immediate effect' on Jones role as leader; primary was continuation of fight between regulars and Reformers

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ARGENTINE JUNTA OUSTS PRESIDENT, PUTS GENERAL IN; ILLIA LOSES REINS Ongania, Once Head of Army, Is the New Provisional Chief ONGANIA IS NAMED PROVISIONAL CHIEF He Had Been Removed From Army Command in Dispute Over Regime's Leniency

By H.j. Maidenberg Special To the New York Times

3-man mil junta (Pistarini, Adm Varela, Brig Gen Alvarez) deposes Illia Govt; names retired Lt Gen Ongania Provisional Pres; dissolves Cong, Sup Ct and pol parties; manifesto cites 'anarchy' and 'econ mismgt' of regime; country outwardly calm; pending arrests of Communists and Peronists and curbs on strikes rumored; troops in BA, Suarez illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 29, 1966, covering June 29, 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
    8
  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
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    68
  4. 4
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Whipped Cream & Other Delights

    Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    60

Notable Births

1966Yoko Kamio, Japanese author and comic artist[†]

Yōko Kamio is a Japanese manga artist. Her best known series Boys Over Flowers , for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996, is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and the best-selling shōjo manga of all time. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Historical Context for June 29, 1966

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