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July 11, 1967

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Headlines from July 11, 1967

Bank Figures Show State Lottery Sales Only 25% of Goal; Banks Report Lottery Sales Are Only 25% of Goal

By Sydney H. Schanberg

survey of 9 regional banks shows only 7-million worth of tickets sold, June, less than 1/4 of total predicted; Murphy holds data incomplete and possibly misleading; poor sales linked to lack of vigorous ad campaign and Fed laws barring ad on broadcasts, magazines and most newspapers; Murphy appts W M Ham deputy dir of Lottery Div; names 8 sales reprs

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 5, 1967, covering July 11, 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
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sounds Like... by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  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
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

Andy Ashby

1967Andy Ashby, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Andrew Jason Ashby is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb., Ashby batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and is the uncle to Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby.

Jhumpa Lahiri

1967Jhumpa Lahiri, Indian American novelist and short story writer[†]

Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.

Notable Deaths

Guy Favreau

1967Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1917)[†]

Guy Favreau was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.

Historical Context for July 11, 1967

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