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The Year In Review 1966 |
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B-52 And Jet Tanker Collide - 7 Die, 4 H-Bombs Lost 3 Recovered Russia Makes First Soft Moon Landing Lost H bomb Found Off Spanish Coast Supreme Court Rules On Rights Of Accused In Miranda Case Sniper Shoots 45 From Tower At University Of Texas Long Time Favorite Buster Keaton Dies Auto Critic Nader Gets Apology From General Motors Artificial Pump Is Implanted In Heart Stokely Carmichael Is Elected Head Of Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Walt Disney Dies Elizabeth Taylor And Richard Burton Star In "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf" Green Bay Packers Under Vince Lombardi Win Record 3rd Straight NFL Title Jim Brown (Cleveland) Retires - Career Rushing Record Of 12,312 Yards Mini Skirts and Bell Bottoms Are The In Dress Code James Meredith Is Shot On Civil Rights March Frank Sinatra And Mia Farrow Are Wed In Las Vagas Ceremony |
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New Products For 1966 |
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Pampers Disposable Diaper Pads Are Test Marketed At Sacramento, CA., by Procter & Gamble General Mills Introduces Bac*Os - Bits Of Soy Protein Isolate Flavored To Taste Like Bacon Kelloggs Introduces Product 19 Breakfast Cereal & Pop Tarts Toaster Pastries Nestlι Introduces Taster's Choice Freeze-Dried Instant Coffee Cool Whip, The First Non-Dairy Whipped Topping, Is Introduced By General Foods | |||||||||||||||||||
1966 Prices |
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Cost of a new home: $23,300.00 Cost of a new car: Ford Falcon $2118 Buick Skylark GS $2,596 Chrysler Valiant Barracuda $2,862 Dodge Coronet 440 $2,264 Ford Bronco 4 Wheel Drive $2499 Ford 100 Pickup $1795 Cost of a first-class stamp: 5¢ Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 32¢ Cost of a dozen eggs: 60¢ Cost of a gallon of Milk: 99¢ Cost of a Hershey Bar - 7/8 oz: 5¢ |
Top 20 Songs Of The Year |
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01 I'm a Believer - The Monkees |
02 The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler 03 Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudville Band 04 (You're My) Soul And Inspiation - Righteous Brothers 05 Monday Monday - The Mamas & The Papas 06 We Can Work It Out - The Beatles 07 Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful 08 Cherish - The Association 09 You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes 10 Wild Thing - The Troggs 11 Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops 12 Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones 13 When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge 14 You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes 15 Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells 16 My Love - Petula Clark 17 The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkle 18 Paperback Writer - The Beatles 19 96 Tears - Question Mark & The Mysterians 20 Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees |
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Top 20 TV Favorites |
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01 Bonanza |
02 The Red Skelton Hour 03 The Andy Griffith Show 04 The Lucy Show 05 The Jackie Gleason Show 06 Green Acres 07 Daktari 08 Bewitched 09 The Beverly Hillbillies 10 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 11 The Virginian 12 The Lawrence Welk Show 13 The Ed Sullivan Show 14 The Dean Martin Show 15 Family Affair 16 Smothers Brothers 17 The CBS Friday Night Movie 18 Hogan's Heroes 19 Walt Disney's World of Color 20 Saturday Night at the Movies |
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Super Bowl I: |
Green Bay Packers 35 - Kansas City Chiefs 10 World Series Champs: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 Tyler vs Sistersville 1966-1967 School Year Football: Sistersville Tigers 34 - Tyler Red Raiders 2 Basketball: Sistersville Tigers 58 - Tyler Red Raiders 55 Sistersville Tigers 64 - Tyler Red Raiders 53
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