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May 4, 1967

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Headlines from May 4, 1967

U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OPPOSE NATO CUT; House Unit Told Slash in American Forces in Europe Would Be Unjustifiable U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OPPOSE NATO CUT

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

Gen Wheeler, on behalf of Joint Cs/S, challenges Adm decision to delay deployment of antimissile system, HR subcom; disputes McNamara contention system would not reduce casualties 'in meaningful sense'; says it could save 30-50-million lives; disputes McNamara view that USSR could negate defense system by deploying more offensive missiles

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 3, 1967, covering May 4, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for More Of The Monkees by The Monkees

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Mamas & The Papas Deliver by The Mamas & The Papas

    The Mamas & The Papas Deliver

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful by The Lovin' Spoonful

    The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful

    The Lovin' Spoonful

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for My Cup Runneth Over by Ed Ames

    My Cup Runneth Over

    Ed Ames

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    60

Notable Births

Kate Garraway

1967Kate Garraway, English journalist[†]

Kathryn Mary Draper-Garraway is an English broadcaster and journalist. In the 1990s, Garraway was a journalist for ITV News Central and later a co-presenter of ITV News Meridian. From 2000 to 2010, she co-presented GMTV. Currently, Garraway is the presenter of Mid Mornings with Kate Garraway on Smooth Radio and newsreader and co-anchor of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain.

Ana Gasteyer

1967Ana Gasteyer, American actress and singer[†]

Ana Kristina Gasteyer is an American actress, comedian and singer. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's Suburgatory, TBS's People of Earth, NBC's American Auto, and the film Mean Girls.

Historical Context for May 4, 1967

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