legal scientific research programs on the drug in the country are shut down as well. The Love Pageant Rally takes place in the Panhandle of Golden Gate Park (a narrow section that projects into San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district). October 7 – The Soviet Union declares that all Chinese students must leave the country before the end of October. October 9 – Vietnam War: Binh Tai Massacre. October 11 – France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty for cooperation in nuclear research. October 14 Closure of Intra Bank begins a crisis in the Lebanese banking system. The city of Montreal inaugurates the Montreal Metro system. October 17 – Lesotho and Botswana are admitted to the United Nations. October 21 Aberfan disaster in South Wales (U.K.): 144 (including 116 children) are killed by a collapsing coal spoil tip. The AFL-NFL merger in American football is approved by the U.S. Congress. October 22 – Spain demands that the United Kingdom stop military flights to Gibraltar; Britain refuses the next day. October 26 NATO decides to move its headquarters from Paris to Brussels. A fire aboard the aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin kills 44 crewmen. October 27 The United Nations terminates the mandate given by the League of Nations and proclaims that South West Africa will be administrated by the United Nations. This is rejected by South Africa. Walt Disney records his final filmed appearance prior to his death, detailing his plans for EPCOT, a utopian planned city to be built in Florida. November November 1 – The National Football League in the United States awards its sixteenth franchise to the city of New Orleans. The team will be named the New Orleans Saints. November 2 – The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residency in the United States. November 4 – 1966 flood of the Arno river in Italy hits Florence, flooding it to a maximum depth of , leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. In addition, a severe tidal flood hits Venice. November 5 – Thirty-eight African states demand that the United Kingdom use force against the Rhodesian government. November 6 – Lunar Orbiter 2 is launched. November 8 – Screen actor Ronald Reagan is elected Governor of California. November 10 – Seán Lemass retires as Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland to