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July 4, 1967

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Headlines from July 4, 1967

F.C.C. EXPECTED TO ORDER A CUT IN A.T&T.PROFIT; Commission Ruling Is Likely This Week on Study That Has Lasted 18 Months LIMIT OF 7.5% FAVORED Covers Investment Return on the Company's Global and Interstate Service F.C.C. Is Expected to Tell A.T.& T. to Trim Profit Rate

By Eileen Shanahan Special To the New York Times

FCC rept on 1st phase of its probe of AT&T expected to order co to limit profit on long-distance and internatl services to 7 1/2%, compared to current 8% earning and 8-8 1/2% requested by co

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REFUGEES ASSAIL ISRAELI PROPOSAL; Arabs at a Jordanian Camp Spurn Offer to Let Them Return to West Bank Refugees at Camp Spurn Israeli Offer

By Eric Pace Special To the New York Times

refugees int at camp, Zeizcia, Jordan, spurn Israeli offer to let them return; Jordan sees offer made for propaganda purposes; Jordanian officials say privately that poor refugees fear they cannot support selves under Israeli occupation; Dayan visits Jordan River Allenby Bridge to find out why refugees continue to leave; many cite family and financial problems; Michelmore urges Arabs to return to west bank; Hussein hails offer

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 28, 1967, covering July 4, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sounds Like... by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  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
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Vinny Castilla

1967Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball player and manager[†]

Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria is a Mexican former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2001), Houston Astros (2001), Washington Nationals (2005), and San Diego Padres (2006). He currently serves as a special assistant to the Rockies GM Bill Schmidt.

1967Sébastien Deleigne, French athlete[†]

Sébastien Deleigne is a French modern pentathlete. He competed in four Olympic Games between 1992 and 2004.

Historical Context for July 4, 1967

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