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January 21, 1967

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Pentagon Releases Construction Funds; PENTAGON FREES A BUILDING FUND

By Unknown Author

McNamara releases $564-million in construction funds appropriated by Cong in '65; funds earmarked for nearly 52,000 barracks spaces, 8,500 family housing units, 5,000 bachelor officer qrs and several hosps, chapels and schools on 185 bases in 42 states, Dist of Columbia and overseas; Repr Rivers had urged funds release

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CON ED CONCEDES PASSING FAIR LOSS ON TO CUSTOMERS; $907,500 in Bonds Charged to Operating Expenses, P.S.C. Hearing Is Told CUSTOMERS TOOK CON ED FAIR LOSS

By Peter Millones

testifies that co loss of $907,500 on World's Fair bonds was passed on to customers as operating expenses; says interest of $5,625 from bonds was credited to 'other income' which benefits stockholders; discusses recent Cleary statement on bonds loss and on expenses co incurred because of Nov '65 NE blackout

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Half of Mozart's 'Giovanni' MS. Vanishes in Paris; MOZART MS. GONE FROM PARIS VAULT

By Unknown Author

Half of ms of Mozart's Don Giovanni vanishes from Paris Bibliotheque Nationale vault, which is fitted with alarms and under constant guard; ms is in 8 notebooks, 4 of which were recently removed for photocopying; loss was discovered when vols were returned; spokesman says ms was uninsured, that no money valuation can be placed on it; NY Pub Library ordered photocopy last yr; complete photocopies said to be in Photogramm-Archiv, Vienna; part of ms illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 18, 1967, covering January 21, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    97
  5. 5
    Album cover for Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band

    Winchester Cathedral

    The New Vaudeville Band

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Ulf Dahlén

1967Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player[†]

Ulf Reinhold Dahlén is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and former head coach for HV71 and Frölunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League. His son Jonathan Dahlén was drafted 42nd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

1967Alfred Jermaniš, Slovenian footballer[†]

Alfred Jermaniš is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Artashes Minasian

1967Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player[†]

Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess grandmaster. He tied for first in the 1991 USSR Chess Championship and is a six-time Armenian Chess Champion.

Goro Miyazaki

1967Gorō Miyazaki, Japanese film director and landscaper[†]

Goro Miyazaki is a Japanese landscape architect and animation director. His landscape projects include the Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park. The son of Hayao Miyazaki, Goro has directed three films—Tales from Earthsea (2006), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), and Earwig and The Witch (2020)—and the television series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter.

Notable Deaths

Ann Sheridan

1967Ann Sheridan, American actress (born 1915)[†]

Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan was an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), They Drive by Night (1940), City for Conquest (1940), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), Kings Row (1942), Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949).

Historical Context for January 21, 1967

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