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ex-Comrs Screvane and Lucia deny yrs-long practice; Lucia holds Periconi must be aware of it; Screvane scores Price for not offering proof
Army seeks Sec McNamara approval of plan giving recruits greater opportunity to take specialist training; men would be allowed to delay entrance into service for up to 120 days while waiting for vacancy to occur in selected program
New Delhi conferees urge US to end bombings of N Vietnam immediately 'without preconditions', communique; say Natl Liberation Front should be 1 of main parties in any peace effort; urge implementation of '54 Geneva agreements and withdrawal of all foreign forces to let Vietnamese decide own future; Gandhi says she got lr from Johnson explaining purpose of Manila conf
MANILA, Oct. 24 Premier Nguyen Cao Ky promised his six military allies at the Manila conference today that South Vietnam would press a program of economic and political reform, including the creation soon of a "truly representative government" to displace the present military junta.
600 Welfare Dept workers stay away from jobs at 119 hosps; picket Dept hqs; union aide concedes strike breaks Condon-Wadlin Law but charges city with breach of contract; says workers will ignore backlog of Medicare-Medicaid claims after strike; notes 90-day limit on reimbursements
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 19, 1966, covering October 25, 1966.
The Supremes
The Beatles
Soundtrack
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Zana Briski, British photographer and filmmaker[†]
Zana Briski is a British photographer and filmmaker, best known for Born into Brothels, the 2004 Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed. She founded Kids with Cameras, a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities throughout the world. Her interest in photography began at age 10.
1966Lionel Charbonnier, French footballer[†]
Lionel André Michel Charbonnier is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and managed Aceh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia in the season before they folded along with their independent league.
1966Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Wendel Lee Clark is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. His professional career lasted from 1985 until 2000, during which time he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. He was chosen first overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft by the Maple Leafs, the team he played with on three occasions, captaining the team from 1991 to 1994. Clark is a fan favourite in Toronto, continuing to represent the Maple Leafs at public events.
1966Perry Saturn, American wrestler[†]
Perry Arthur Satullo is an American retired professional wrestler known by his ring name, Perry Saturn. Since debuting in 1990, Saturn wrestled for promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former ECW World Tag Team Champion, WCW World Tag Team Champion, WCW World Television Champion, WWF European Champion and WWF Hardcore Champion.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]