Tuesday, March 1, 1966

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The Headlines

BRITISH ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 31; LABOR SEEKS GAIN; Parliament to Be Dissolved on 10th as Wilson Gambles for a Bigger Majority MARGIN IS NOW 3 SEATS Rhodesia and Economy Are Issues in Unusual Timing of Vote for Spring BRITISH ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 31

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Ballad of the Green Berets

SSgt Barry Sadler

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

• The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria.

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• Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frédéric Chopin (1810)
• Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
• Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
• Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956)
• Harry Belafonte (1927)

Slang

Tech Check

Fiber Optics, Handheld Calculator Concept & Fuel Injection.

Cost of Living (1960)