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September 18, 1966

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CITY REORGANIZES POVERTY PROGRAM TO END CONFUSION; Council of 28 to Replace 3 Units--Lindsay Hails Bigger Role for Poor

By John Kifner

Lindsay announces now Council Against Poverty formed to replace Anti-Poverty Operations Bd and Econ Opportunity Com and will be policy and planning body for antipoverty program; day-to-day operations will be adm by Community Development Dept; council's 1st task is to supervise orgn of community corps, neighborhood groups to run area antipoverty programs; council will have 14 members apptd by Mayor and 14 chosen by local antipoverty orgns; 12 of Lindsay apptees and 13 of neighborhood reprs listed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 14, 1966, covering September 18, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Revolver by The Beatles

    Revolver

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    27
  3. 3
    Album cover for What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    What Now My Love

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff

    Somewhere My Love

    Ray Conniff

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    79

Notable Births

1966Tom Chorske, American ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]

Thomas Patrick Chorske is an American former professional ice hockey player. A forward, he played for eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). In September, 2006, he was named color commentator for New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts, a position he only held for one season before resigning. He was replaced with former team color commentator Sherry Ross. Chorske returned to Minnesota and now works in business and is hockey analyst for Fox Sports North covering The NHL Minnesota Wild and University of Minnesota Golden Gopher NCAA hockey games.

Historical Context for September 18, 1966

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