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Iran to send natural gas to USSR in part payment for arms aid and full payment for steel mill
J M Kaplan says CIA made grants to inst through Kaplan Fund; holds N Thomas, then inst's chmn, was not aware funds were from CIA
Con Edison announces construction budget including $34-million for work at 2d Indian Point unit; unit is to have 873,000-kw capacity at total cost of $108-million
S Vietnamese troops kill 538 enemy near Quangngai; 2 other major allied drives in area noted; US troops make heavy strikes near Bongson; map
article on Ramparts; decision to give CIA story to newspapers noted; CIA gen counsel Houston says NSA members who disclosed secret ties will not be prosecuted for violating security oath; reassurances reptdly communicated to top officers, including '65-66 pres Sherburne, identified in Ramparts article as one who disclosed CIA role to Wood
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 15, 1967, covering February 20, 1967.
The Monkees
The Monkees
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
1967Paul Accola, Swiss alpine skier[†]
Paul Accola is a Swiss former Alpine skier. He came in first in the overall World Cup in 1992, and won a total of four medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in the combined event.
1967Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)[†]
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.
1967David Herman, American comedian and actor[†]
David Herman is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on MADtv from 1995 to 1997, and played Michael Bolton in Office Space.
1967Andrew Shue, American actor and activist, founded Do Something[†]
Andrew Shue is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series Melrose Place (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the board of directors of the global non-profit organization Do Something, and co-founded the social networking website CafeMom.
1967Lili Taylor, American actress[†]
Lili Anne Taylor is an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films Mystic Pizza (1988) and Say Anything... (1989), before establishing herself as one of the key figures of 1990s independent cinema through starring roles in Bright Angel (1990), Dogfight (1991), Household Saints, Short Cuts, The Addiction (1995), I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), and Pecker (1998). Taylor is the recipient of four Independent Spirit nominations, winning once in the category of Best Supporting Female.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]