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US observers concerned by unusual secrecy concerning 3 recent space launchings (Sept 17, Nov 2, Nov 28); 1st 2 vehicles exploded; 3d was announced as Cosmos 133 but angle of inclination, usually given for Cosmos satellites, was not reptd; speculation on Soviet commitment to manned lunar flight
Syrian Pres ??? ges overthrow of Hussein, offers arms to Jordanians and Palestinians, s, Damascus rally backing 'rebelion of the Jordan people'; rally illus; Attassi charges US and GB bolster Hussein to protect Israel; says US arms aid will be used against Arab commandos, not against Israel, that Syria will defend Jordan west bank; Syria and Palestine Liberation Orgn reptdly agreed on joint steps to overthrow Hussein during Shukairy visit to Damascus
NYC Planning Comm fiscal '68 budget reserves funds to house Temple of Dendur at Met Museum if Egypt decides to give it to NYC
special inquiry bd recommendations rejected by plumbers union; bd chmn Kheel says proposals were 'fair and equitable'; bd recommended proposals be submitted to secret ballot vote; major recommendations listed; Deputy Mayor Costello notes strike effects on hosp and apt construction
aide says Powell will pay $60 a wk
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 7, 1966, covering December 8, 1966.
The Monkees
Soundtrack
The Supremes
Soundtrack
The Mamas & The Papas
1966Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (died 2019)[†]
Richard William Stephen Shaw, better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a breakdancer in 1986 as Little Billy. He went on to become one third of the most popular incarnation of the group, alongside Willie D and Scarface.
1966Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach[†]
Leslie Ferdinand is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit.
1966Matthew Labyorteaux, American actor[†]
Matthew Charles Labyorteaux is an American film, television and voice actor. In many of his credits, his last name is spelled as "Laborteaux". He is also credited as Matthew Charles for his work in animation.
1966Tyler Mane, Canadian wrestler and actor[†]
Daryl Karolat is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler, better known by the name Tyler Mane. He is known for playing supervillain Sabretooth in X-Men (2000), and X-Men: The Official Game (2006), Ajax in Troy (2004), slasher villain Michael Myers in Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009), supervillain Blackstar in the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy (2021) and supervillain Richard Frank / Torminox in the Max series Doom Patrol (2022–2023).
1966Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2023)[†]
Shuhada' Sadaqat was an Irish singer, songwriter, record producer and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 album, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, was her biggest commercial success, selling over seven million copies worldwide. Its lead single, "Nothing Compares 2 U", was named the top world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards.
1966Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (born 1899)[†]
Ward Morehouse was an American theater critic, newspaper columnist, playwright, and author.
1966The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.[†]
SS Heraklion was a roll on/roll off car ferry operating the lines Piraeus – Chania and Piraeus – Heraklion (Irakleio) between 1965 and 1966. The ship capsized and sank on 8 December 1966 in the Aegean Sea, resulting in the death of more than 200 people. Its demise was one of the greatest maritime disasters of Greek history.
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]