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January 16, 1967

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Headlines from January 16, 1967

THANT ASKS ISRAEL AND SYRIA TO ACT TO PREVENT CLASH; Cites Military Build-up at Border and Voices Fear of an Imminent Outbreak TRUCE SESSION SOUGHT Israelis Say Syrians Fired on a Gunboat Escorting Galilee Sea Fishermen Thant Urges Israel and Syria to Act to Bar Clash

By Kathleen McLaughlin Special To the New York Times

Thant, acting on Bull rept of arms build-up in demilitarized zones, sends urgent messages to Israel and Syria urging restraint and unconditional emergency meeting of Israeli-Syrian Mixed Armistice Comm on dispute over farming in zones; proposes reinforcing UN observers; says he took 'unusual step' of informing Security Council members individually of appeal; holds large-scale clash imminent, message to Council

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 11, 1967, covering January 16, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    44
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    96
  5. 5
    Album cover for Je M'appelle Barbra by Barbra Streisand

    Je M'appelle Barbra

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Deaths

Robert J. Van de Graaff

1967Robert J. Van de Graaff, American physicist and academic (born 1901)[†]

Robert Jemison Van de Graaff was an American physicist, noted for his design and construction of high-voltage Van de Graaff generators. He spent most of his career in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Historical Context for January 16, 1967

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