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In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]
1967Richard Herring, English comedian and screenwriter[†]
Richard Keith Herring is an English stand-up comedian and writer whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring. He is described by The British Theatre Guide as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy".
1967Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist[†]
Ralph Lee "Mac" McCaughan is an American musician and record label owner, based in North Carolina. His main musical projects have been Superchunk since 1989 and Portastatic since the early 1990s. In 1989 he founded the independent record label Merge Records with Superchunk bandmate Laura Ballance.
1967John Petrucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999), and has been the sole producer of the band's albums released since A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011). Petrucci has also released two solo albums: Suspended Animation (2005) and Terminal Velocity (2020).
1967Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter[†]
Bruny Surin is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4 × 100 relay team. In the 100 metres, he has broken the 10-second barrier multiple times and holds a personal record of 9.84 seconds.
1967Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.[†]
The 1967 Newark riots were an episode of violent, armed conflict in the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Taking place over a four-day period, the Newark riots resulted in at least 26 deaths and hundreds more serious injuries. Serious property damage, including shattered storefronts and fires caused by arson, left many of the city's buildings damaged or destroyed. At the height of the conflict, the National Guard was called upon to occupy the city with tanks and other military equipment, leading to iconic media depictions that were considered particularly shocking when shared in the national press. In the aftermath of the riots, Newark was quite rapidly abandoned by many of its remaining middle-class and affluent residents, as well as much of its white working-class population. The large amount of violence led to accelerated flight, followed by a decades-long period of disinvestment and urban blight, including soaring crime rates and gang activity.
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US Sen, 92-9, passes 'truth-in-lendlng' bill requiring that consumers be told total cost both in terms of annual interest rates and in dollar amts of installment buying; Sen Proxmire sees savings of millions of dollars for consumers; passage climaxes 7-yr-old fight begun by ex-Sen Douglas, then taken up by Proxmire who accepted certain compromises rejected by Douglas; special Pres asst on consumer affairs B Furness hails Sen action; Repr Sullivan plans stronger bill
Labor Dept puts June jobless rate at 4%, high since Dec '65; non-farm employment put at 66.1-million
Const Conv leaders Travia and Brydges tell Lindsay that there is no chance that conv will give large cities power to levy new taxes without Legis and Gov approval, conf with him, Albany; say voters will reject whole const if 'it is labeled tax-raising document,'
X-24A wingless rocket, or lifting body, shown by mfr Martin Marietta Corp; illus; cutaway sketch; craft turned over to USAF; will enable astronauts to land at airfields; test flights to start in '68
USSR leadership believed by diplomats to be confronting serious split between 'hawk' and 'dove' factions (H E Salisbury rept); dove faction, headed by Kosygin, Brezhnev and Podgorny, has won 1st round in recent Central Com debate after which hawk spokesman N G Yegorychev was dismissed from Moscow party post; demotion of A N Shelepin also linked; controversy involves Mideast policy and basic issue of whether better ties should be sought with US despite Vietnam war
McNamara reptdly tells officials he is determined to hold to minimum number of additional US troops sent to Vietnam; says resources now available are not being well used; availability of only 50,000 Amer troops for offensive ground operations, despite presence of 464,000 US troops in S Vietnam, noted; McNamara urges allied troops be better employed; says US troops policy since '65 has been to provide troops comdrs deem necessary, news conf proceeding departure
Amer Security Council warns that USSR will have marked nuclear superiority over US by '71 unless US takes steps this yr to improve its capabilities, study under Gen Schriever for HR Armed Services Com at Repr Rivers request
Sen Mansfield warns that 3d World War may be 'already incubating' in Vietnam, s, Sen
USSR postpones indefinitely' 10-wk tour of US by ever 200 performers booked by S Hurok; cites 'internatl situation'; State Dept regards postponement as cancellation; repts action is 1st cancellation by USSR since US-USSR cultural exch accord began in '58
Lr to Sec Thant rejecting Assembly resolution on Jerusalem
LONDON, July 11--King Hussein of Jordan is reliably reported to be willing to make a far-reaching deal with Israel that would enable the two states to exist side by side. It would take the form of an elaborate armistice but would not be a peace settlement.
Housing and Development Adm: Council approves modification of Lindsay's proposal to set up adm to cover all agencies dealing with housing except Housing Auth; agencies merged are Housing and Redevelopment Bd, Rent and Rehabilitation Adm, Bldgs Dept, Relocation Dept, some functions of Real Estate Dept; adm absorbs some 3,641 employes and total expense budgets of $29,465,064; bill lets Lindsay name 23 high-salaried officials, but holds veto over creation of new high-salaried posts; preserves autonomy of Bldgs comr to inspect new construction and issue ctfs of occupancy; gives legis control over reassignment of budgeted funds from 1 dept to another within adm