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January 7, 1967

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Headlines from January 7, 1967

KENNEDY PRESSES STATE DEMOCRATS TO WIDEN ACTIVITY; Says Party Must Take Part in All Community Affairs, Not Only in Elections ALBANY MEETING HELD Sorensen Heads a Panel to Advise on New Programs --Fund Dinners Planned KENNEDY OFFERS WIDE PARTY PLAN

By Richard L. Madden Special To the New York Times

Dem state party leaders and county chmn meet, Albany, on revitalizing party after election losses of '66; Sen R F Kennedy urges party to become involved in community service programs in order to attract new blood and develop attractive candidates; at separate meeting with county chmn, NYS Dem party Chmn Burns announces formation of Dem advisory com under T Sorensen to study party with view to solving its problems and encouraging 'new faces and ideas'; Kennedy rising influence in state party affairs seen

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Pollution Foes Ask Storing Gas in Pits Dug by A-Blasts; Plan Called Feasible BLASTS PROPOSED TO MAKE GAS PITS

By Peter Kihss

Rihm tells conf of use of nuclear explosives to create underground storage areas for natural gas to substitute for sulphur fuels; says idea is being developed by Dr Teller as special consultant to Rockefeller; asks FPC make more gas available to area; Amer Gas Assn dir Stackpole holds supply sufficient to meet demand; Rihm proposes strengthening Interstate Sanitation Com; announces 3 states and reprs of municipalities of Met Regional Council to meet in May under Cousins to plan joint action; calls for conf to recommend controls and timetable for Abex Corp and Amer Cyanamid; urges special probe to determine plants creating problem in Carteret and Perth Amboy, NJ; J Ronan tells of Met Commuter Transportation Auth effort to have pollution caused by LIRR and LI Lighting Co reduced

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 4, 1967, covering January 7, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    43
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    95
  5. 5
    Album cover for Je M'appelle Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Je M'appelle Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Nick Clegg

1967Nick Clegg, English academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[†]

Sir Nicholas William Peter Clegg is a British retired politician and media executive who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015 and as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2007 to 2015. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Hallam from 2005 to 2017. An "Orange Book" liberal, he has been associated with both socially liberal and economically liberal policies.

Irrfan Khan

1967Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (died 2020)[†]

Irrfan Khan was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spanned over 30 years and earned him numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and six Filmfare Awards. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. In 2021, he was posthumously awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ricky Stuart

1967Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Ricky John "Sticky" Stuart is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of Canberra in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former rugby league footballer who played as a halfback in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Notable Deaths

David Goodis

1967David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (born 1917)[†]

David Loeb Goodis was an American writer of crime fiction noted for his output of short stories and novels in the noir fiction genre. Born in Philadelphia, Goodis alternately resided there and in New York City and Hollywood during his professional years. According to critic Dennis Drabelle, "Despite his [university] education, a combination of ethnicity (Jewish) and temperament allowed him to empathize with outsiders: the working poor, the unjustly accused, fugitives, criminals."

Carl Schuricht

1967Carl Schuricht, German-Swiss conductor (born 1880)[†]

Carl Adolph Schuricht was a German conductor.

Historical Context for January 7, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]