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November 4, 1966

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Headlines from November 4, 1966

2 INQUIRIES OPEN IN SCHEME TO FIX A LIQUOR LICENSE; State Investigation Agency and Judiciary Studying Queens Tavern Case 11 QUESTIONED BY S.I.C. Hentel and Beldock Confer on Accused Judge Issue Pressed by O'Connor 2 Inquiries Open in Queens Liquor Plot

By Emanuel Perlmutter

Grumet questions witness at Hentel's office; illus; with Hentel, confs with Beldock; Beldock sets ct probe, says only 1 judge is involved; F M Reuss Jr, atty for applicants, says 3 judges are involved

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NIXON CRITICIZES MANILA RESULTS; Says That Vietnam Peace Is No Nearer and Asserts War May Last 5 Years NIXON CRITICIZES MANILA RESULTS

By John Herbers

Nixon charges Manila conf accomplished nothing towards achieving peace, campaign s, Johnson City, Tenn, and statement issued in NYC; says strategy must be devised to increase mil, econ and diplomatic pressure on aggressors to end war; repeats proposal for Johnson to call in leaders of both pol parties to devise such policy; scores Manila conf communique; urges Johnson explain US position in light of call for mutual withdrawal, which he holds will result in mil contest between Vietcong and S Vietnam Govt

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 2, 1966, covering November 4, 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
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    Album cover for The Mamas & The Papas by The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas

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

    Revolver

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10

Historical Events

Arno

1966The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in).[†]

The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.

Historical Context for November 4, 1966

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