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July 28, 1967

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Headlines from July 28, 1967

Senate Panel Votes for Curbs On Arms Sales to Poor Nations; Adopts Proposal by Church to Take From Pentagon 2 of Its Credit Tools

By Neil Sheehan Special To the New York Times

Sen Foreign Relations Com, 12-6, approves Church amendment to Foreign Assistance Act curbing Defense Dept capacity to make loans for arms for underdeveloped countries; $383-million revolving credit fund to be gradually abolished and authority to guarantee loans from Export-Import Bank and commercial insts by covering only 25% of their value eliminated; dept to retain authority to provide up to $300-million in mil equipment at any one time from own stocks on 3-yr credit basis; credit arms sales to developed countries, financed by direct loans, are unaffected

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 26, 1967, covering July 28, 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
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  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
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for Revenge by Bill Cosby

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Taka Hirose

1967Taka Hirose, Japanese bass player[†]

Takashi Hirose is a Japanese musician who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band Feeder.

Notable Deaths

Karl W. Richter

1967Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1942)[†]

Karl Wendell Richter was an officer in the United States Air Force and an accomplished fighter pilot during the Vietnam War. At the age of 23 he was the youngest pilot in that conflict to shoot down a MiG in air-to-air combat.

Historical Context for July 28, 1967

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