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N Vietnamese 341st Div unit crosses demilitarized zone into S Vietnam, clashes with US marines; 54 N Vietnamese reptd killed in fierce battle; up to 3 bns of another N Vietnamese div encountered in S Vietnam; map
13 freed in bail totaling $1.3-million; to be held as material witnesses for grand jury; police hold 13 met to map underworld franchises and prevent gang wars over leadership changes; Queens Dist Atty Hentel says all were named by J Valachi at '63 Cong hearings; illus
US voices regrets; does not actually confirm incident took place but seeks to forestall new rift
Mayor Lindsay says he will take more active role in school affairs, charging Educ Bd has 'built wall of isolation' around it; says City Hall is not trying to take control but to encourage cooperation between system and city govt; holds he is not criticizing bd but rather 'whole bureaucracy,'
Sec McNamara repts US has about 7,000 nuclear warheads available in Eur, rise of over 100% since '61
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 21, 1966, covering September 24, 1966.
The Beatles
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Ray Conniff
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver[†]
Christophe Bouchut is a French professional racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for Dexwet-df1 Racing and Alex Caffi Motorsport in a part-time effort. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993. He was named as the first driver for the F1 Larrousse team for the 1995 season, but the team withdrew before the first race.
1966Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor[†]
Rajesh Khattar is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor.
1966Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player[†]
Otis Bernard Gilkey is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves. He is currently a coach for the Palm Beach Cardinals.
1966Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger[†]
Stefan Basil Molyneux is an Irish-born Canadian white nationalist podcaster and proponent of conspiracy theories, white supremacy, scientific racism, and the men's rights movement. He is the founder of the Freedomain Radio website. As of September 2020, Molyneux has been permanently banned or suspended from PayPal, Mailchimp, YouTube, and SoundCloud, all for violating hate speech policies.
1966Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author[†]
Michael O. Varhola is an author, publisher, and lecturer. He has written numerous books, games, and articles, and founded game development company and manufacturer Skirmisher Publishing LLC. He also served as the assistant editor of The Hilltop Reporter, a weekly newspaper located in Texas Hill Country. In 1997, he married Diane Varhola. In 2003, he changed his middle name from James to Odysseus, but did not start using it publicly until 2011.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]