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S Vietnam Govt statistics show over 1 million S Vietnamese fled from their homes in past 2 yrs, 6% of total population; 500,732 refugees housed in temporary qrs; aid programs described
riders reactions; many angered; Dem leaders move to cut Lindsay's tax pkg by $84.3-mlllion on ground that amt had been set aside to avert fare rise; Rockefeller 'regrets' rise; says he did all he could to prevent it; exMayor Wagner comments; O'Connor sees 'conspiracy' between Rockefeller and Lindsay; Zaretzki says new city budget specified $84.5-million could be spent only as payment to NYCTA
cool air from Canada brings temp down to 87; Med Examiner repts unusually high death rate during heat wave; other effects
One subway rider blamed Mayor Lindsay yesterday for the 5-cent increase in the transit fare. Another said it was all the fault of former Mayor Robert F. Wagner. But almost all agreed with an elderly man who said the increase would be a burden.
Travia offers bill to raise pay from $10,000 to $15,000 effective '67; Brydges sees passage
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 29, 1966, covering July 5, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Mamas & The Papas
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Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
1966Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright[†]
Susannah Doyle is an English actress, notable for her roles as Joy Merryweather in Drop The Dead Donkey (1991–1998), and as Avril Burke in Ballykissangel (2001).
1966Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach[†]
Gianfranco Zola is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is currently vice-president of the Lega Pro, the Italian Serie C football league.
1966George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)[†]
George Charles de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study chemical processes such as in the metabolism of animals. He also co-discovered the element hafnium.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]