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May 11, 1967

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Headlines from May 11, 1967

U.S. COURT VOIDS STATE'S 1961 LAW ON REDISTRICTING; One-Man, One-Vote Ruling Is Said to Be Violated in Elections for Congress LINES CALLED 'BIZARRE' Judges Tell Legislature to Enact a New Plan in Time for Next Year's Contests Court Voids State's Congressional Reapportionment Law and Calls for a New One

By Thomas P. Ronan

3-judge Fed ct unanimously rules that '61 reapportionment violates US Const, Liberal party and D I Wells suit; says current plan, with its 'seemingly bizarre structure of most dists,' should be scrapped and new one drawn up by Legis in time for '68 election; holds present plan violates 1-man, 1-vote rulings; cites Bklyn 12th Dist having 15.1% above avg population and adjoining 15th Dist having 14.4% below avg; notes 16th Dist is split between SI and Bklyn; cites 14th Dist; reapportionment revd

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 10, 1967, covering May 11, 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
    15
  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
    9
  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
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for My Cup Runneth Over by Ed Ames

    My Cup Runneth Over

    Ed Ames

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Doctor Zhivago by Soundtrack

    Doctor Zhivago

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    61

Notable Births

1967Alberto García Aspe, Mexican footballer and manager[†]

Alberto García Aspe Mena is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the Mexico national team. He participated in 109 matches, scoring a total 21 goals. In addition, he has played in three FIFA World Cups.

Notable Deaths

James E. Brewton

1967James E. Brewton, American painter (born 1930)[†]

James Edward Brewton was an American painter and printmaker who synthesized expressionism, graffiti and Pataphysics.

Historical Context for May 11, 1967

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