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August 2, 1967

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M'CLELLAN GROUP CHOSEN TO MAKE A STUDY OF RIOTS; Senate Rules Panel Blocks, 8 to 1, Four Other Plans for Congress Inquiries

By John Herbers Special To the New York Times

Sen Rules Com, 8-1, approves McClellan subcom probe, indicating stress on law enforcement aspect; rejects, 6-2, Sen Cooper proposal to direct search specifically for 'econ and soc' factors involved; orders probe into 'immediate and long-standing' causes; asks initial rept by Oct 2; Sen R C Byrd chief opponent of Cooper proprosal; criticizes Pres Advisory Comm members R Wilkins and Mayor Allen alleged predetermination that soc and econ factors are cause of riots; NJ Gov Hughes backs Adm gun-control bill, says it would help control riots, Sen Judiciary subcom

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1967, covering August 2, 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
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for Flowers by The Rolling Stones

    Flowers

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    19
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    3
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

Aaron Krickstein

1967Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player[†]

Aaron Krickstein, nicknamed "Marathon Man", is an American former professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour.

1967Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer[†]

Aline Brosh McKenna is an American filmmaker. Her credits include writing The Devil Wears Prada (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), Morning Glory (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011) and co-creating The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Notable Deaths

Walter Terence Stace

1967Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1886)[†]

Walter Terence Stace was a British civil servant, educator, public philosopher and epistemologist, who wrote on Hegel, mysticism, and moral relativism. He worked with the Ceylon Civil Service from 1910 to 1932, and from 1932 to 1955 he was employed by Princeton University in the Department of Philosophy. He is most renowned for his work in the philosophy of mysticism, and for books like Mysticism and Philosophy (1960) and Teachings of the Mystics (1960). These works have been influential in the study of mysticism, but they have also been severely criticised for their lack of methodological rigor and their perennialist pre-assumptions.

Historical Context for August 2, 1967

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