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Pres Econ Advisers Council Chmn Ackley notes increase in violations of Govt wage-price guideposts but opposes abandoning guides; sees gains in wage and price restraint through them
Drs J A Bassham and R G Jensen duplicate almost exactly photosynthesis process outside cell, at activity rate 2/3 of that in living cell; identify 2 major control centers in carbon cycle; step seen eventually enabling scientists to manipulate process; possible applications discussed; Dr R K Clayton hails experiment; AEC financed study; drawing of carbon cycle
France reptdly urges W Ger and other Euratom members to reject controls by internatl agency; W Ger pledges serious study of Polish-Czech offer; stand seen temporary victory for US
civil rights, religious and labor leaders propose $185-billion, 10-yr 'freedom budget' to help all Amers end poverty; program, devised by A P Randolph and coordinated by A P Randolph Inst under B Rustin, discussed at NYC conf by Dr L Keyserling, Randolph, Rustin, T M Kheel and others; 5 major civil rights groups to cooperate
Pres Johnson makes 2 1/2-hr visit to Camranh Bay during his Far Eastern tour; illus; hails US troops, s; pledges US will never let them down; decorates 5 Amers for heroism; presents DSM to Gen Westmoreland
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 26, 1966, covering October 27, 1966.
The Supremes
The Beatles
Soundtrack
The Mamas & The Papas
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1966Steve Almond, American author and educator[†]
Steve Almond is an American short-story writer, essayist, and author of fifteen books, four of which are self-published.
1966Kit Malthouse, English accountant and politician[†]
Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse is a British Conservative Party politician and businessman who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire since 2015. He served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022, and previously served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July to September 2022.
1966Hege Nerland, Norwegian lawyer and politician (died 2007)[†]
Hege Nerland was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
1966Masanobu Takashima, Japanese actor[†]
Masanobu Takashima is a Japanese film and television actor.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]