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February 2, 1967

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Headlines from February 2, 1967

City Fails to Get New Aid It Asked; Lindsay's Appeal for New Aid Ignored in Rockefeller's Budget

By James F. Clarity Special To the New York Times

Rockefeller's budget includes record $1-billion in NYS aid but none of $300-million in new money requested by Lindsay; sum is $118-million over current allocation; Budget Dir Hayes says increase is mandated by state aid formulas and is anticipated in $350-million gap city faces in fiscal '68 budget; Rockefeller does not ask Legis to change per capita state aid formula, as requested by Lindsay, that would double $99.7-million city now gets; table shows aid to city for current yr and changes proposed by Rockefeller

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France's Bishops Deplore Tone Of Vatican Warning on Ferment; FRENCH BISHOPS ANSWER VATICAN

By John L. Hess Special To the New York Times

French episcopate regrets tone of Cardinal Ottaviani July '66 worldwide lr to bishops citing abuses of Ecumenical Council reforms and asking repts on evidence of 10 doctrinal errors, statement; says doctrinal problems arise from modern conditions and authority alone cannot stop 'interrogation of conscience' by Caths; opposes listing of errors; US bishops have not yet answered lr

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 1, 1967, covering February 2, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  2. 2
    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    47
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Sound Of Music by Soundtrack

    The Sound Of Music

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    99
  5. 5
    Album cover for Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band

    Winchester Cathedral

    The New Vaudeville Band

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Artūrs Irbe

1967Artūrs Irbe, Latvian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Artūrs Irbe is a Latvian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. Born during the Soviet era, Irbe played for various Soviet league teams and the Soviet Union national team before moving to North America in 1991. Irbe played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, and Carolina Hurricanes. In 2004 Irbe returned to Europe to play until he retired in 2007. He has served as a goaltending coach with Dinamo Riga, the Washington Capitals, and the Buffalo Sabres, as well as internationally with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2010. Irbe was rated number 93 on The Hockey News list of the Top 100 Goalies of All-Time in 2018.

1967Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general[†]

Laurent Nkunda Mihigo is a Congolese former military officer and warlord who operated in the North Kivu Province during the Kivu conflict.

Historical Context for February 2, 1967

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