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February 13, 1967

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G.O.P. SEEKS SHIFT ON EUROPE POLICY; Tacit White House Support Given Bid to Take Initiative in Senate From Democrats

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

Sen Javits and other Repub Sens, with tacit support of Johnson Adm, to offer resolution on troops-in-Eur issue in move to seize initiative from Mansfield and Dems and force debate on entire US policy toward Eur; under Mansfield resolution US would cut forces unilaterally; Javits resolution stresses 'redeployment' of forces in consultation with NATO allies; resolutions to be considered by joint subcom of Foreign Relations and Armed Services Coms; Javits resolution backed by Sens Morton, Scott and Griffin

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 8, 1967, covering February 13, 1967.

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    Album cover for More Of The Monkees by The Monkees

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

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    2
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    Album cover for The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Monkees

    The Monkees

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    Album cover for SRO by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    SRO

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for The Temptations Greatest Hits by The Temptations

    The Temptations Greatest Hits

    The Temptations

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    Peak
    5
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    9

Notable Births

Stanimir Stoilov

1967Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach[†]

Stanimir Kolev Stoilov is a Bulgarian former footballer and current manager of Süper Lig side Göztepe. He has previously coached Levski Sofia, the Bulgaria national team, FC Astana and the national team of Kazakhstan.

Notable Deaths

Yoshisuke Aikawa

1967Yoshisuke Aikawa, entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (born 1880)[†]

Yoshisuke Aikawa was a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, noteworthy as the founder and first president of the Nissan zaibatsu (1931–1945), one of Japan's most powerful business conglomerates around the time of the Second World War.

Abelardo L. Rodríguez

1967Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (1932–1934) (born 1889)[†]

Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez was a Mexican military officer, businessman and politician who served as Substitute President of Mexico from 1932 to 1934. He completed the term of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio after his resignation, during the period known as the Maximato, when Former President Plutarco Elías Calles held considerable de facto political power, without being president himself. Rodríguez was, however, more successful than Ortiz Rubio had been in asserting presidential power against Calles's influence.

Historical Events

Codex Madrid (Leonardo)

1967American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.[†]

The Madrid Codices I–II, are two manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci which were discovered in the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid in 1965 by Dr. Jules Piccus, Language Professor at the University of Massachusetts. The Madrid Codices I was finished during 1490 and 1499, and II from 1503 to 1505.

Historical Context for February 13, 1967

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