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October 29, 1966
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Headlines from October 29, 1966
Butter Declines Here; BUTTER DECLINES 2 TO 8 CENTS HERE
Holmesburg Prison inmates end 3-meal boycott after Phila Prisons Supt Hendrick orders normal food portions restored despite high costs
Stock Tax Income Tops City Estimate; STOCK TAX YIELD REPORTED RISING
stock transfer tax, pivotal to city's revenue plan, produces more revenue than expected; details
Front Page 1 -- No Title; State Department Stands on Estimate of Operational Missile by Next Year
US State Dept says test falls within timetable it has estimated for Chinese weapons development; dept charges test pollutes atmosphere; some experts concede they were surprised by timing and degree of tech advancement in test; Sen Hickenlooper says fact that test was expected does not detract from great advance
POLE OF CONGRESS BACKS ASIA POLICY; Support of 58.5% Found by Congressional Quarterly
Cong Orly poll of Cong shows 313 members, 58.5% of membership, back basic course followed by US; 141, or 26.4%, back more decisive mil action, 81, or 15.1%, back more stress on peace talks and de-emphasis of war; situation seen unchanged by elections; war found to be major issue in 9 Sen and 39 HR contests; some of latter detailed
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 26, 1966, covering October 29, 1966.
- 1
The Supremes A' Go-Go
The Supremes
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 6
- 2
Revolver
The Beatles
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 3
Doctor Zhivago
Soundtrack
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 33
- 4
The Mamas & The Papas
The Mamas & The Papas
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 5
- 5
What Now My Love
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 25
Notable Births
1966Mary Bucholtz, American linguist and academic[†]
Mary Bucholtz is a professor of linguistics at UC Santa Barbara. Bucholtz's work focuses largely on language use in the United States, and specifically on issues of language and youth; language, gender, and sexuality; African American English; and Mexican and Chicano Spanish.
Historical Context for October 29, 1966
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]