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Advisory Com on Obstetrics and Gynecology membership listed; Dr L M Hellman chmn
Gen Westmoreland visits Pres Johnson at LBJ Ranch, Tex, for conf on war; says N Vietnam is still firm in war effort, news conf; calls US bombings a 'success'; not specific on war duration; puts N Vietnamese mil strength at 280,000; says Vietcong is strong in delta region and that allies will have to move into region; says Vietcong follows Mao Tse-tung's 'classic' mil strategy; lauds US troops; Johnson says Communist mil take-over of S Vietnam is now 'impossible' but there will be no quick victory, statement; stresses US will to prosecute war until Communists end fighting or seek peaceful settlement; says he discussed over '3 dozen' subjects with Westmoreland; illus
H E Salisbury repts US, other analysts see China midway in all-out program to develop capability of delivering H-bombs by long-range missiles, article in series based on tour around China's perimeter; China seen bypassing some weapons to develop most advanced types; Lanchow and Paochow are major centers of production of material for bombs; map; tech progress has exceeded Western estimates
craft moves almost flawlessly into counterclockwise lunar orbit with 1,160-mi high point, 119-mi low point and 3-hr, 37-min, 36-sec orbital time after 92-hr flight; drawing shows orbit and photographic target areas; craft, after taking photos from present orbit, will be shifted into lower orbit with 28-mi low point
Sec McNamara estimated US will lose 580 planes worth $1.2-billion in current fiscal yr, censored transcript of secret testimony before Sen Appropriations Com, Aug 1; said pending $58-million defense fund bill includes provisions for more than enough replacement planes
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 10, 1966, covering August 15, 1966.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Frank Sinatra
Soundtrack
1966Scott Brosius, American baseball player and coach[†]
Scott David Brosius is an American former professional baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (1991–1997) and the New York Yankees (1998–2001) of Major League Baseball (MLB) who is the athletic director at Linfield University. He was an MLB All-Star in 1998 and won a Gold Glove Award in 1999. Brosius was a member of three consecutive World Series champions with the Yankees from 1998 to 2000 and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1998.
1966Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player and coach[†]
Dimitris Papadopoulos, also commonly known by his nickname, "The Doctor", is a Greek former professional basketball player.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]