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July 20, 1967

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Headlines from July 20, 1967

TROOPERS SEARCH PLAINFIELD HOMES FOR STOLEN GUNS; But House-to-House Hunt Is Ended After Negroes Complain of Damage SOME WEAPONS FOUND Heavily Armed Troopers Act Without Warrants Under Proclamation by Hughes Homes in Plainfield Searched For Stolen Guns by Troopers

By Thomas A. Johnson Special To the New York Times

300 heavily armed police and Guardsmen enter Negro area and conduct house-to-house search without warrant for stolen weapons; illus; map; search carried out under emergency declaration issued by Hughes; 3 stolen carbines and other weapons seized; heavy armament withdrawn after protest from State Community Affairs Comr Ylvisaker; Natl Council of Chs and ACLU units protest search; search ends after protest by Negro residents on damage done to their homes; city remains calm

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 19, 1967, covering July 20, 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
    5
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  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
    8
  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
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for Revenge by Bill Cosby

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Courtney Taylor-Taylor

1967Courtney Taylor-Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Courtney A. Taylor, known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band the Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylor has written the majority of the band's songs.

Historical Context for July 20, 1967

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