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August 4, 1967

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Headlines from August 4, 1967

LINDSAY FORMING GROUP TO ASSIST SLUM BUSINESSES; Leaders of Corporations and Unions Are Recruited as Members of a Coalition LOAN NEEDS STRESSED Mayor Says Banks Are Not Sufficiently Involved in Negro Sections Here

By Richard Reeves

Mayor Lindsay and Time Inc chmn Heiskell recruiting civic leaders to form new orgn, NY Coalition, which will try to induce NYC banks to make more loans to Negro and Puerto Rican small business as part of drive against problems of city's slums; Lindsay says large banks are not sufficiently involved in problems; holds banks and ins cos better able than city to finance small businessmen in these areas; Interracial Council for Business Opportunities exec R Bunch discusses banks' unwillingness to make loans in poor areas

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DUVALIER FAMILY IN HAITI DIVIDED; Dictator's Struggle to Keep Control Has Caused Open Conflict With His Kin

By Henry Giniger Special To the New York Times

Duvalier reptd in open rift with family; reptdly orders son-in-law Lt Col M Dominique to return from Eur for trial on conspiracy charge; reptdly clashes with 2d son-in-law L-A Foucard and berates wife in s before militia, after violent quarrel with her and their son over Dominique; speculation that Dominique is involved in invasion plot noted; map; series of incidents since May seen indicating aura of desperation about regime; include sudden imposition of curfew, flight of many to asylum in Latin-Amer embassies; Govt denounces internatl convs governing pol asylum rights; warns about Haitian and foreign 'double agents,'

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1967, covering August 4, 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

1967Michael Marsh, American sprinter[†]

Michael Lawrence Marsh is a retired American sprinter, the 1992 Olympic champion in the 200 m.

Notable Deaths

Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908)

1967Peter Smith, English cricketer (born 1908)[†]

Thomas Peter Bromley Smith was an English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. Smith was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1947. An all-rounder, Smith played for Essex from 1929 to 1951.

Historical Context for August 4, 1967

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