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July 15, 1967

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Headlines from July 15, 1967

U.N. AGAIN CALLS ON ISRAEL TO HALT JERUSALEM MOVE; Assembly, 99 to 0, Demands End to Any Steps to Alter Status of the City EBAN CRITICAL OF TEXT He Indicates No Intention of Compliance--U.S. and 17 Others Abstain U.N. AGAIN SCORES JERUSALEM MOVE

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., July 14--The General Assembly adopted today without a dissenting vote a resolution repeating its request to Israel to "desist forthwith" from any action altering the status of Jerusalem.

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NEW FARM POLICY URGED ON JOHNSON; Advisory Panel Recommends Building Free Market and Curbing Federal Program NEW FARM POLICY URGED ON JOHNSON

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

comm urges policies be built around free mkts, not Govt programs, but backs continuation of Fed programs until farmers earn adequate income, rept to Vice Pres Humphrey; splits, 16-13, on continuing Fed aids; majority urge price supports and output controls be ended as soon as possible but urge protection for small farmer; comm chmn Dr Berg comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 12, 1967, covering July 15, 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
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  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
    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
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    15
  5. 5
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    17

Notable Births

Adam Savage

1967Adam Savage, American actor and special effects designer[†]

Adam Whitney Savage is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, television personality, and producer, best known as the former co-host, with Jamie Hyneman, of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters and Unchained Reaction. His model work has appeared in major films, including Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and The Matrix Reloaded. He hosts the TV program Savage Builds, which premiered on the Science Channel on June 14, 2019. He is most active on the platform Adam Savage's Tested, which includes a website and a YouTube channel.

1967Elbert West, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)[†]

Elbert Lee West was an American country music artist. Initially a session songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, West saw his first chart success in the 1990s as a co-writer on singles for country singer Tracy Lawrence, including the Number Ones "Sticks and Stones" and "Can't Break It to My Heart". West co-wrote album tracks for other artists, including tracks for Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery.

Historical Context for July 15, 1967

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