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June 14, 1967

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Headlines from June 14, 1967

GUARD IS CALLED INTO CINCINNATI AS RIOTS SPREAD; 47 Are Arrested and 13 Hurt as Negro Teen-Agers Loot in 3 Sections of City GUARD IS CALLED INTO CINCINNATI

By Earl Caldwell Special To the New York Times

Gov Rhodes, at request of Mayor Bachrach, orders 800 Natl Guardsmen to join 900 police as Negro youths and adults continue rioting; police official repts continued looting, arson and window smashing; map of area; 47 persons arrested, 13 injured; disorders linked to protest against arrest of Negro carrying sign opposing death sentence about to be imposed on Negro for murder of white; city officials earlier met with group of Negro leaders and clergy to bar further violence; Negro leaders present demands which include release of all persons arrested and dismissal of charges

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MARSHALL NAMED FOR HIGH COURT, ITS FIRST NEGRO; Johnson Calls Nominee 'Best Qualified,' and Rights Leaders Are Jubilant Southerners Silent on Confirmation MARSHALL NAMED TO SUPREME COURT

By Roy Reed Special To the New York Times

Pres Johnson announces apptmt of Solicitor Gen Marshall as Assoc Justice, news conf statement; Sen approval would make Marshall 1st Negro to serve on Ct; confirmation likely; Southern Sens silent; Negro leaders, Sens Javits, R F Kennedy and others hail apptmt; Atty Gen Clark urged apptmt; Sen Thurmond opposes apptmt because it will increase number of liberals on bench; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 14, 1967, covering June 14, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Sounds Like... by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Revenge by Bill Cosby

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

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    Peak
    2
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    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You by Aretha Franklin

    I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

    Aretha Franklin

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for More Of The Monkees by The Monkees

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

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    20
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    Album cover for Born Free by Andy Williams

    Born Free

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

1967Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach[†]

Dedrick Allen Dodge is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. Dodge is a two-time Super Bowl champion. He played in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Francisco 49ers and in Super Bowl XXXII for the Denver Broncos. He also played for the London Monarchs in the inaugural season of the World League of American Football (WLAF); London won the first World Bowl that year, meaning that Dodge has three pro football championship rings. After his playing career, he became a coach.

1967Paul Martin, Australian rugby league player[†]

Paul Martin is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for the Canberra Raiders and the Gold Coast.

Historical Events

Mariner program

1967Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.[†]

The Mariner program was conducted by the American space agency NASA to explore other planets. Between 1962 and late 1973, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) designed and built 10 robotic interplanetary probes named Mariner to explore the inner Solar System – visiting the planets Venus, Mars and Mercury for the first time, and returning to Venus and Mars for additional close observations.

Historical Context for June 14, 1967

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