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Vietcong attacks Shell Oil storage area near Saigon wounding 24 Amers; damage reptdly light; other US positions in area reptd hit; Vietcong attacks US merchant freighter on Longtau River; skirmish near Danang reptd; US errors kill 8 civilians, wound 29, kill 1 Amer, wound 7
com approves scaled-down version of Adm bill; trimming of provisions for higher taxes seen move to draw widest possible support from Repubs and conservative Dems; Repr Byrnes says he will cosponsor bill with Repr Mills; chart compares benefits under present law with increases approved by com; provisions listed
NYC ends practice of assigning foundlings in rotation to RC, Prot and Jewish homes, will select adoptive parents on qualifications without regard to religion; will assign children left at houses of worship to that religion; will not demand natural parents state their religion before placing child; Comr Ginsberg says final test is welfare of child; repts changes do not violate state law
Science and Tech Office pub rept on sonic boom tests indicating that supersonic liners will not be permitted to fly at top speeds over land; tests discussed
Hughes reiterates that 'hard line' against rioters was correct, that 'no amt of deprivation' justified their actions; NJ Educ Assn urges 'significant' rise in aid to Newark pss; SBA begins processing applications for disaster loans; 76 arrested during riots plead guilty to variety of charges; OEO asks Wright suspension pending probe
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1967, covering August 3, 1967.
The Beatles
The Monkees
Jefferson Airplane
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
1967Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Mathieu Kassovitz is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for See How They Fall (1994), and Best Film and Best Editing for La Haine (1995). He also received Best Director and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation nominations.
1967Skin, English singer and guitarist[†]
Deborah Anne Dyer, known mononymously by the stage name Skin, is a British singer, musician and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist of Skunk Anansie, who are often grouped as part of the Britrock movement in the UK, and has gained attention for her powerful, wide-ranging soprano voice and striking look.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]