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December 15, 1966
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Headlines from December 15, 1966
POLICE WILL TAPE SUSPECTS' WORDS; Leary Says Test Recorder Will Run 24 Hours a Day Police Will Tape Suspect's Remarks
Leary repts tape recorder and camera will be set up in a police interrogation room in Manhattan to run 24 hrs a day, Sen subcom; says pilot project, worked out with Vera Inst of Justice, is aimed at providing data on length of interrogations and behavior of suspects and police during questioning
Air Bomb Threats Follow TV Drama; AIR BOMB THREATS FOLLOW TV DRAMA
airline reprs privately link showing to anon bomb threats recd by 3 major lines, NYC; ALPA confirms it had wired NBC and others assoc with program urging it be canceled in interest of aid safety; Air Transport Assn collecting data on hoaxes perpetrated in wake of showing
MILITARY TARGETS HIT WITHIN HANOI, U.S. AIDES CONCEDE; In Past, Air Raids Have Been Reported Only in Relation to Distance From Center NEW ATTACK IS CHARGED North Vietnam Says Heavily Populated Areas of City Were Bombed for 2d Day U.S. Acknowledges That It Has Been Bombing Military Targets in Hanoi
says State Dept view is that there has been no US bombing in N Vietnam city of Hanoi, news conf
Spaniards, Thronging to Polls, Vote 'Yes' to New Franco Constitution; Spaniards, Thronging to Polls, Vote 'Yes' to New Constitution
pors and illus
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 14, 1966, covering December 15, 1966.
- 1
The Monkees
The Monkees
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- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 11
- 2
Doctor Zhivago
Soundtrack
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- 2
- Peak
- 1
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- 40
- 3
The Sound Of Music
Soundtrack
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- 4
- Peak
- 1
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- 92
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The Supremes A' Go-Go
The Supremes
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- 3
- Peak
- 1
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- 13
- 5
Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
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- 12
- Peak
- 5
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- 6
Notable Births
1966Carl Hooper, Guyanese cricketer and coach[†]
Carl Llewelyn Hooper is a Guyanese former cricketer who captained the West Indies in Test matches and One Day International matches. An all-rounder, he was a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler, who came to prominence in the late 1980s in a side that included such players as Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Malcolm Marshall and Courtney Walsh and represented the West Indies over a 16-year international career.
1966Molly Price, American actress[†]
Molly Price is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Faith Yokas in the NBC drama series Third Watch (1999–2005). Price has also appeared in recurring and guest-starring roles in many other television dramas and co-starred in a number of films, including Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Chasing Sleep (2000), and Not Fade Away (2012).
Notable Deaths
1966Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (born 1897)[†]
Major General Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, was a senior British Army officer who served in both the First World War and the Second World War.
1966Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901)[†]
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.
Historical Context for December 15, 1966
In 1966, the world population was approximately 3,404,041,125 people[†]