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September 23, 1966

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Headlines from September 23, 1966

Administration Is Cautious On Prospects for Success; President Declines to Term Proposals 'Important and New,' but Fulbright and Mansfield Are Enthusiastic CAPITAL CAUTIONS ON HOPE FOR PLAN

By Richard Eder Special To the New York Times

Johnson says Goldberg proposals were made with his full approval, news conf; avoids terming them' an important new initiative'; Adm cautious on prospects for success; W W Rostow comments; Fulbright and Mansfield laud them; USSR Amb Fedorenko criticizes proposals but concedes they include 'some ideas'; main significance of Goldberg s seen that it indicates US gen pub's acceptance of Thant proposals; some differences discussed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1966, covering September 23, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Revolver by The Beatles

    Revolver

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff

    Somewhere My Love

    Ray Conniff

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    80
  5. 5
    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
    20

Notable Births

Pete Harnisch

1966Pete Harnisch, American baseball player and coach[†]

Peter Thomas Harnisch is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in college at Fordham University from 1984 through 1987, and was an All-American pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1988 through 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.

Historical Context for September 23, 1966

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