Thursday, May 26, 1966

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The Headlines

FARM WAGE FLOOR BACKED IN HOUSE; But Coverage for 1.6 Million Small-Business Workers Is Beaten in Early Vote Base Wage for Farm Workers Gains Tentative House Approval

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

When a Man Loves a Woman

Percy Sledge

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

• British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Wayne (1907)
• Miles Davis (1926)
• Helena Bonham Carter (1966)
• Pope Clement VII (1478)
• Sally Ride (1951)

Slang

Tech Check

Fiber Optics, Handheld Calculator Concept & Fuel Injection.

Cost of Living (1960)