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Lindsay plans coordination of capital and expense budgets, press conf; move seen major step in converting to program-budgeting system, where city would allocate funds for particular project rather than to a dept
Open lr to M Sholokhov scoring his stand in trial of Soviet writers A D Sinyavsky and Y M Daniel pub
Rusk dismisses repts, largely French, of large increase in Chinese mil bldg unit in N Vietnam, news conf, Washington
A majority of the Board of Estimate disregarded Mayor Lindsay's wishes and hired a lawyer yesterday to fight a ruling that the city could not subsidize the Transit Authority.
RC episc conf ends ban on eating meat on Fridays, effective Dec 2; retains ban during Lent
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 16, 1966, covering November 19, 1966.
The Monkees
Soundtrack
The Supremes
The Mamas & The Papas
The Association
1966Shmuley Boteach, American rabbi and author[†]
Jacob Shmuel Boteach, known as Shmuley Boteach, is an American Jewish rabbi, author, and media host.
1966Gail Devers, American sprinter and hurdler[†]
Yolanda Gail Devers is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles. One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was the 1993, 1997 and 2004 world indoor champion in the 60 m, while in the 60 m hurdles, she was the 2003 world indoor champion and 2004 silver medalist. In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100 m. In the 100 m hurdles, she was the 1993, 1995 and 1999 world champion, and the 1991 and 2001 world silver medalist. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
1966Rocco DiSpirito, American chef and author[†]
Rocco DiSpirito is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the series The Restaurant.
1966Kakhaber Kacharava, Georgian footballer and manager[†]
Kakhaber Kacharava is a Georgian football coach and a former player.
1966Jason Scott Lee, American actor and martial artist[†]
Jason Scott Lee is an American actor and martial artist. He played Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book and Bruce Lee in the 1993 martial arts film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]