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December 14, 1966

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Headlines from December 14, 1966

POLICE, FIREMEN GET $1,350 RAISE IN NEW CITY PACT; 2-Year Contract Will Cost $46-Million Negotiations Lasted for 8 Months RATIFICATION NEXT STEP Both Groups to Get $1,185 in Pay and Remainder in Fringe Benefits Police and Firemen Win Raise Of $1,350 in 2-Year Contract

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PBA approves 2-yr,$46-million contract providing raise of $1,185 in cash and $165 in fringe benefits for men with over 2 yrs service; benefits include right to legal representation at certain stages in dept proceedings; ptl to get 6 hrs pay at time-and-half rate if recalled to work, 4 hrs pay if recalled and then released; Frank comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 14, 1966, covering December 14, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    40
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    92
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Supremes A' Go-Go by The Supremes

    The Supremes A' Go-Go

    The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Fabrizio Giovanardi

1966Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italian race car driver[†]

Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won ten touring car titles, including European and British crowns making him the most successful touring car driver worldwide. He has spent the majority of his career racing for Alfa Romeo and Vauxhall.

Carl Herrera

1966Carl Herrera, Trinidadian-Venezuelan basketball player[†]

Carl Víctor Herrera Alleyne is a retired Trinidadian-born Venezuelan basketball player. A power forward, he was part of the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association championship teams of the mid-1990s. He was the first Venezuelan to ever play in the NBA.

1966Anthony Mason, American basketball player (died 2015)[†]

Anthony George Douglas Mason was an American professional basketball player. In his 13-year career he played with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career. Mason earned the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1995 and led the NBA in minutes played in the following two seasons. In 1997, he was named to the All-NBA Third Team and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. He was selected to the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Mason was a member of the 1993-1994 New York Knicks team that reached the NBA Finals.

Bill Ranford

1966Bill Ranford, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

William Edward Ranford is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current director of goaltending for the Los Angeles Kings. He was selected in the third round of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, 52nd overall, by the Boston Bruins. Over the course of fifteen NHL seasons Ranford played with Boston, the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Detroit Red Wings, winning two Stanley Cups, a Canada Cup, and the 1994 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships while playing for Canada. He is the only goaltender in history to be awarded the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Canada Cup/World Cup, & Men's Ice Hockey World Championship.

Tim Skold

1966Tim Sköld, Swedish bass player and producer[†]

Tim Skold is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

1966Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Danish academic and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Denmark[†]

Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to have held each post. Following defeat in 2015, she announced that she would step down as both Danish Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader. Ending her political career in April 2016, she was the chief executive of the NGO Save the Children until June 2019.

Historical Context for December 14, 1966

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