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December 24, 1966

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Headlines from December 24, 1966

Hudson Landfill Project to Start; Port Body Awards Contract to Add 23 Acres Here HUDSON LANDFILL WILL BEGIN HERE

By Charles Grutzner

NY Port Auth awards $4,440,716 contract for adding 23 1/2 acres to lower Manhattan in Hudson with fill from World Trade Center excavation; land to be property of city; city weighs leasing it; another land-fill project to fill in 200 acres around tip of lower Manhattan for recreational and parking facilities planned by Planning Comm may become part of Port Auth project; map

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Congo to Replace Belgian Company; CONGO TO REPLACE BELGIAN COMPANY

By Unknown Author

Congo forms new co to replace Union Miniere following its refusal to shift hq; co, as yet unnamed, will have 10-man bd; 5, including pres, will be Belgian, 4 Congolese and 1 Briton; Briton; Briton will represent interests of Tanganyika Concessions, shareholder in Union; Congo will hold 55% interest, Tanganyika Concessions 15%; 30% to be offered for sale; Govt to guarantee jobs and salaries of about 1,500 Eurs; move seen jeopardizing Belgian-Congo relations

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 21, 1966, covering December 24, 1966.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41
  3. 3
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    3
  4. 4
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    93

Notable Births

Diedrich Bader

1966Diedrich Bader, American actor[†]

Karl Diedrich Bader is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic and voice acting roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms The Drew Carey Show, American Housewife, and Outsourced, along with recurring roles in Better Things and Veep. His film credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Office Space, and Napoleon Dynamite.

Historical Events

Canadair CL-44

1966A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 111.[†]

The Canadair CL-44 was a Canadian turboprop airliner and cargo aircraft based on the Bristol Britannia that was developed and produced by Canadair in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although innovative, only a small number of the aircraft were produced for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and for commercial operators worldwide.

Historical Context for December 24, 1966

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