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June 3, 1967

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Historical Context for June 3, 1967

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

Notable Births

Anderson Cooper

1967Anderson Cooper, American journalist and author[†]

Anderson Hays Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, produced by CBS News. After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989, he began traveling the world, shooting footage of war-torn regions for Channel One News. Cooper was hired by ABC News as a correspondent in 1995, but he soon took more jobs throughout the network, working for a short time as a co-anchor, reality game show host, and fill-in morning talk show host.

1967Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer[†]

Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993. He is the first swimmer ever to swim the 200 m medley in less than 2 minutes.

1967Newton, English singer-songwriter[†]

William Newton Myers, also known as Billy Myers and professionally as Newton, is a British singer and former firefighter. He is best known as a cover artist, with success in Australia, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

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Headlines from June 3, 1967

COURT WRIT SETS A LANDLORD CURB; City Gets Order to Prevent Any Conspiring to Deny Services to Tenants

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NYS Sup Ct Justice Streit signs order temporarily restraining rentcontrolled bldg owners from denying services to tenants; acts on city affidavit charging landlords with conspiracy to create health hazard to repeal rent control law; defendants include Met Fair Rent Com and pres E Sulzberger, Community Housing Improvement Program and pres L Kate; sanitation crews cross picket lines after Lindsay declares emergency; Lindsay and Kearing tour W Side; DeLury says members will cooperate in emergency but not cross bldg line

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600 BATTLE POLICE AT CITY HALL DOOR IN A RENT PROTEST; Landlords Knock Barriers Down in Attempt to Reach Mayor's Offices Inside THEY FAIL TO SEE HIM Owners of Large Buildings Involved in Strike Meet With Officials of City

By Peter Millones

over 600 owners of small rent-controlled bldgs, few of whom employ bldg service workers, march on City Hall, break through police lines in effort to see Lindsay; illus; 2 hurt, 3 arrested; Lindsay refuses to meet with them; landlord A S Friedman gets show-cause order against rent cuts; W Side Emergency Tenants Council urges tenants to withhold rents; talks continue

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MOSCOW SAYS U.S. HIT A SOVIET SHIP IN VIETNAM PORT; Charges Raid on Freighter 50 Miles From Haiphong-- Seaman's Death Reported THREAT VOICED IN NOTE 'Appropriate' Steps Pledged in Event of Recurrence-- Pentagon Orders Inquiry

By Raymond H. Anderson Special To the New York Times

USSR charges US planes bombed USSR merchant ship Turkestan in port of Campha 50 mi N of Haiphong; files protest asserting 2 crewmen were wounded and warning that 'appropriate measures' will be taken to insure safety of other ships; US orders probe; map

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Red Cross Links Gas To Yemeni Deaths; Use of Gas Linked to Yemeni Deaths

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

IRC repts many in village in north, probably in royalist territory, died of asphyxiation after bombing attack; says med team found indications of poison gas bombs; says team was delayed because convoy was bombed on way to village; appeals to Govt, royalists, UAR and Saudi Arabia not to use gas; village, reptdly Bait Maran, hit by UAR planes on May 6; other UAR raids noted

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Brit Union Jack accidently flown upside down during Prime Min Wilson visit with Pres Johnson at White House; illus; inset sketch shows correct position

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