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June 27, 1967

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Headlines from June 27, 1967

MARTIN PROPOSES 'PROMPT' ACTION ON TAX SURCHARGE; Reserve Board Chief Would Support Higher Rate Than 6% Sought by President MARTIN PROPOSES 'PROMPT' TAX RISE

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

US Fed Reserve Chmn Martin, urging immediate US repeal of requirement that 'freezes' about $10-billion of US gold stock as backing for paper currency, stresses that need to make entire gold stock available for conversion of foreign official dollar holdings is vital to payments system, s, Toledo, Ohio

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CONFEREES VOTE DISTRICTING DELAY PENDING A CENSUS; Ervin Plan Allows States to Ask Population Count for Congress Seats BLUNTS COURT RULING Bill That Edward Kennedy Opposed Is Reported to Bar Change Until '72 CONFEREES VOTE DISTRICTING DELAY

By John Herbers Special To the New York Times

Cong conf com approves Ervin bill to suspend 1-man, 1-vote ruling on HR dists until after Fed census in states involved; Repr Conyers holds bill means no state would be required to redistrict until '72; he and E M Kennedy are only conf members to oppose bill; bill permits states more discretion in complying with Sup Ct ruling than HR and Sen versions; also strikes out provision in Sen version against gerrymandering; bill retains HR sec permitting 10% population variance after '72

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 21, 1967, covering June 27, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Sounds Like... by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    7
  4. 4
    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
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Born Free by Andy Williams

    Born Free

    Andy Williams

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Sylvie Fréchette

1967Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach[†]

Sylvie Fréchette, is a Canadian former synchronised swimmer. She is the 1992 Olympic champion in the women's solo event.

George Hamilton (Northern Ireland police officer)

1967George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer[†]

Sir George Ernest Craythorne Hamilton is a Northern Ireland retired police officer. From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. He was previously the Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for rural policing.

1967Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower[†]

Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh is a Belarusian former discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite setting his personal best throw at the former, with 67.59 metres.

1967Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster[†]

Philip Nicholas Kearns is an Australian former rugby union player. He represented the Wallabies 67 times and was captain on ten occasions. He is a rugby commentator with the Fox Sports TV channel.

Notable Deaths

Jaan Lattik

1967Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (born 1878)[†]

Jaan Lattik was an Estonian politician, writer and a former Estonian Minister of Education and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.

Historical Context for June 27, 1967

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