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MOSCOW, Aug. 31 The Soviet Government has ordered the United States Embassy to halt the distribution of a Russian- language edition of the Warren Commission Report, saying it slandered the Soviet people.
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Aug. 31 The United States has suspended its program of assistance to the University of Hue, which was a major command post for the Buddhist-led dissidence that swept Central Vietnam earlier this year.
The Liberal party's nine-man screening committee was reported yesterday to be so divided on a candidate for Governor that it will make no recommendation to the party's 26-member policy committee tonight. The discussions were likely to extend into next week.
PNOMPENH, Thursday, Sept. 1 President de Gaulle said today that the United States must agree to withdraw its forces from Vietnam before a negotiated settlement of the war is possible.
Twelve of the Fire Department's 13 electrical inspectors have been suspended for allegedly taking "payoffs" from companies that installed fire alarm and sprinkler systems in hospitals, nursing homes, factories and schools.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 31, 1966, covering September 1, 1966.
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
The Beatles
Soundtrack
Ray Conniff
Frank Sinatra
1966Tim Hardaway, American basketball player and coach[†]
Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Hardaway played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA Team member. Hardaway won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was known for his crossover dribble which was dubbed the "UTEP two-step" by television analysts. In 2022 Hardaway was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]