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June 15, 1967

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Headlines from June 15, 1967

MORE DISORDERS GRIP CINCINNATI; White Youth, 15, Is Shot and Fires Keep Guard Busy-- Negroes Quit Talks

By Gene Roberts Special To the New York Times

violence continues; guardsmen and police able to quell most disorders; illus; 50 Negroes arrested; white youth shot from passing car in racially mixed neighborhood; hopes for settling riots faded when Negroes headed by Rev F Shuttlesworth protested guardsmen barring some of their group from meeting with Bachrach; most except Shuttlesworth leave conf vowing not to return; Afro-Amer Unity Orgn member says riot will end when white police leave black community

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 14, 1967, covering June 15, 1967.

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

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Revenge by Bill Cosby

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    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

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

    More Of The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  5. 5
    Album cover for Born Free by Andy Williams

    Born Free

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Deaths

Tatu Kolehmainen

1967Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (born 1885)[†]

Tatu Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he reached the finals of 10,000 m and marathon races, but failed to finish due to a strong heat. In 1920 he placed 10th in the marathon. His younger brother Hannes competed alongside at the 1912 and 1920 Games.

Historical Context for June 15, 1967

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