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January 29, 1967

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Powell Puts On a Show in Bimini; Powell Puts On Show in Bimini To Publicize First of 3 Records

By Thomas A. Johnson Special To the New York Times

Powell holds press conf, Bimini, to publicize 1st of 3 records he says ho will make and to repeat offer to pay $33,000; illus; Rubin skeptical; will accept sum but insists Powell will have to pay $173,000 total and apologize to Mrs James and to cts; Powell banters about record; says he has contract to pub 3 books of sers; charges Cong action against him was racially motivated; will get 22¢ in royalties on each record

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 25, 1967, covering January 29, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    46
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    98
  5. 5
    Album cover for Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band

    Winchester Cathedral

    The New Vaudeville Band

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Sean Burke

1967Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Sean Burke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the current director of goaltending for the Vegas Golden Knights, with whom he won the Stanley Cup with in 2023. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings between 1988 and 2007. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario.

1967Stacey King, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Ronald Stacey King is an American sports announcer and former National Basketball Association (NBA) center who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993 while playing next to Michael Jordan. King is the color commentator for Chicago Bulls television broadcasts.

Notable Deaths

Harold Munro Fox

1967Harold Munro Fox, English zoologist (born 1889)[†]

Harold Munro Fox was an English zoologist.

Historical Context for January 29, 1967

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