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November 2, 1966

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Headlines from November 2, 1966

OPPOSITION TO MAO IS SAID TO PERSIST; Press in Peking Indicates Foes of Ruling Group Resort to Sabotage Peking Says Opposition Still Resists Mao's Rule

By Unknown Author

Hong Kong analysts see signs in Chinese press of pressures on Mao-Lin Piao hierarchy from opponents not yet dislodged from positions of power; cite Hung Chi ed urging 'fence sitters' to take sides and rejecting pressure for compromise in power struggle; ed, marking death anniv of Lu Hsun, holds he bitterly hated 'peace makers' and 'fence sitters'; Yao Wen-yuan holds it natural that cultural revolution should meet 'stubborn resistance' and 'all manner of reverses,' s, Peking rally hon Lu Hsun; Chou En-lai and new members of Politburo Standing Com Tao Chu and Chen Pa-ta at rally; 2 were promoted over heads of several veteran Communists including Liu Shao-chi; other members of com are Mao, Lin, Chou, Teng Hsiao-ping and Kang Sheng; some analysts see Teng and Liu either 'fence-sitters' or leaders of reptd opposition

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CITY'S HOSPITALS GET TOP PRIORITY IN CAPITAL BUDGET; Mayor Tells Planning Panel That Improved Facilities Are 'Clearly Required' SCHOOL FUNDS ARE NEXT Renewal, Higher Education, Water Pollution and Police and Fire Projects Follow CITY'S HOSPITALS GET FUND PRIORITY

By Robert Alden

Mayor Lindsay gives 1st priority in allocations of capital budget funds to improving munic hosps, message to Planning Comm; repts nearly 2/3 of present bed capacity in obsolete or substandard facilities; stresses renovation to avert long delays in new bldg

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 2, 1966, covering November 2, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Supremes A' Go-Go by The Supremes

    The Supremes A' Go-Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Mamas & The Papas by The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Revolver by The Beatles

    Revolver

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

David Schwimmer

1966David Schwimmer, American actor[†]

David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor, director, and producer. He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995. While still acting in Friends, his first leading film role was in The Pallbearer (1996), followed by roles in Kissing a Fool; Six Days, Seven Nights; Apt Pupil ; and Picking Up the Pieces (2000). He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) as Herbert Sobel.

Notable Deaths

Peter Debye

1966Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)[†]

Peter Joseph William Debye was a Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry.

Mississippi John Hurt

1966Mississippi John Hurt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1892)[†]

John Smith Hurt, known as Mississippi John Hurt, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Historical Events

Cuban Adjustment Act

1966The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.[†]

The Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA), Public Law 89-732, is a United States federal law enacted on November 2, 1966. Passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed by President Lyndon Johnson, the legislation applies to citizens of Cuba admitted into the U.S. after January 1, 1959—the date of the Cuban Communist Revolution—and who have been present in the U.S. for at least two years. Those persons, and their spouses and children, can be granted lawful permanent resident status on an expedited basis.

Historical Context for November 2, 1966

In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]