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NYS Gov Rockefeller pledges to seek workmen's compensation protection for workers in nonprofit hosps, s, campaign tour
Hong Kong analysts see Mao and Lin Piao dispute with rivals reaching new climax; continued resistance to them reptd; rally of 1.5-million Guards, Peking, seen as new effort to counter resistance; illus; anti-Maoist opposition seen centering on Liu Shao-chi
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some 250 Negro students and nonstudents riot at Castlemont HS, Oakland; beat 5 white teachers and 3 white youths; illus; Supt Phillips closes school, fearing more violence; links disorders to Ad Hoc Com call for ps boycott because of alleged inferior educ at mainly Negro schools; com also urged pupils and teachers attend 4 'freedom schools'; teachers warned not to boycott pss
survey of Vietnam war impact
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 19, 1966, covering October 20, 1966.
The Supremes
The Beatles
Soundtrack
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach[†]
Allan Anthony Donald is a South African former cricketer who is also the former bowling coach of Bangladesh national cricket team. Often nicknamed 'White Lightning' due to his quick bowling, he is considered one of the South Africa national cricket team's greatest pace bowlers of all time. He was an integral member of the South African team in its resurgence into international cricket since readmission and played an influential role as a frontline genuine seam bowler to boost South Africa to new heights. During his playing career, he was known for his bowling speed and aggression on the field. He is also remembered for his infamous runout during South Africa's loss in the 1999 World Cup semi-final match against Australia. Donald is the first South African to take 300 Test wickets.
1966Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware[†]
Patrick Volkerding is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man".
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]