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July 16, 1967

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Headlines from July 16, 1967

POPE PAUL WILL GO TO TURKEY JULY 25; Will Confer on Jerusalem With Patriarch and Make Pilgrimage to Shrines Pope Paul Will Go to Turkey July 25

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

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City Will Recruit Professors to Help Solve Its Problems; CITY WILL ENLIST PROFESSORS' HELP

By M.a. Farber

Lindsay adm to recruit faculty experts from major city insts to advise on city problems; in return, will help insts plan their physical growth; participating insts are Columbia, NYU, Fordham, CUNY, Rockefeller and Yeshiva Univs, Bklyn Polytech, New School for Soc Research; Lindsay credits rept by NYU pres Hester with encouraging his interest in scheme

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U.S. Acts to Speed Tenant Integration In Public Housing; U.S. SEEKS TO END TENANT BARRIERS

By Robert B. Semple Jr. Special To the New York Times

Adm acts to speed tenant integration by substituting 3 alternative desegration plans for 'free choice' ruling which reptdly fosters bias by giving applicants unlimited time to choose place to live, HUD Dept memo; plans detailed; applicants will be assigned on 'community wide' basis and waiting list priority

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8,000 APARTMENTS IN SLUMS PLANNED; Program Intended to Show New York Is Deserving of Model Cities Aid 8,000 Apartments Are Planned In a Model Cities Program Here

By Steven V. Roberts

growth in profit-sharing plans, from some 2,500 in '40s to more than 50,000 in '67, discussed

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NEWARK RIOT DEATHS AT 21 AS NEGRO SNIPING WIDENS; HUGHES MAY SEEK U.S. AID; NEW BLAZES FLARE Fire Captain Is Killed Governor Scores 'Insurrection' Sniping Resumes in Newark Strife; Property Damage Put Well up in Millions' HUGHES MAY ASK FOR U.S. MARSHALS Governor Says Situation Is 'Awful' Fire Captain Slain by Gunfire

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

Sugar, (Mrs) M: ad scores ct refusal to hear new appeal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 12, 1967, covering July 16, 1967.

1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
4
2
Headquarters
The Monkees
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
6
3
Sounds Like...
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
7
4
I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
Last week
4
Peak
2
Weeks
15
5
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
Last week
5
Peak
5
Weeks
17

Notable Births

1967Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer^[†]

John William Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ.

Historical Context for July 16, 1967

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

Headlines from July 16, 1967

POPE PAUL WILL GO TO TURKEY JULY 25; Will Confer on Jerusalem With Patriarch and Make Pilgrimage to Shrines Pope Paul Will Go to Turkey July 25

City Will Recruit Professors to Help Solve Its Problems; CITY WILL ENLIST PROFESSORS' HELP

U.S. Acts to Speed Tenant Integration In Public Housing; U.S. SEEKS TO END TENANT BARRIERS

8,000 APARTMENTS IN SLUMS PLANNED; Program Intended to Show New York Is Deserving of Model Cities Aid 8,000 Apartments Are Planned In a Model Cities Program Here

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Headquarters

Sounds Like...

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You

Surrealistic Pillow

Notable Births

Historical Context for July 16, 1967