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January 17, 1967

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Headlines from January 17, 1967

Downtown Tunnel Studied Instead of an Expressway; Tunnel Instead of Expressway Studied for Lower Manhattan

By Peter Kihss

Lindsay and Rockefeller agree to have Madigan-Hyland Inc study bldg Lower Manhattan Expressway as tunnel to run 60 ft below st level; hwy would run under 5 subway lines to link Holland Tunnel with Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges; Lindsay says tunnel would cause no mass dislocations; NYS Pub Works Dept says study seeks to find if tunnel can be accepted as part of interstate hwy system with Fed Govt paying 90% of cost; Regional Plan Assn diagram of route; map

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New Governor Installed; WIFE OF WALLACE TAKES HER OATH

By Gene Roberts Special To the New York Times

Mrs Wallace sworn in as 1st woman Gov; pledges adm will be continuation of husband's; says she will carry on his fight against integration and 'Fed bureaucracy' while he seeks Pres; says principles of self-govt will not be suppressed by force; husband also s; those present at inauguration include L Perez, Repr Rarick, ex-Govs Barnett and Burns, Gov Johnson

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FIFTH AMENDMENT EXTENDED AGAIN; High Court Bars Coercion of State and City Employes in Any Criminal Case Supreme Court Extends Fifth-Amendment Protection to State and City Employes in Criminal Cases

By Fred P. Graham Special To the New York Times

US Sup Ct, 5-4, rules attys cannot be disbarred for refusing to testify, on grounds of self-incrimination, about professional conduct, appeal of S Spevack, NYS atty disbarred after refusing to testify or produce records in probe of alleged 'ambulance chasing,'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 11, 1967, covering January 17, 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 Births

Richard Hawley

1967Richard Hawley, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]

Richard Willis Hawley is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. He played with Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, as a touring musician for a short time. As a solo musician, Hawley has released eight studio albums. He has been nominated for a Mercury prize twice and once for a Brit Award. He has collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley, Shakespears Sister, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow, Duane Eddy and Paul Weller.

Historical Context for January 17, 1967

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