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August 8, 1967

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Stock Exchanges To Close at 2 P.M. For Rest of Week; Stock Exchanges to Close at 2 P.M.

By Vartanig G. Vartan

NYSE and ASE to close at 2 PM for rest of wk, 90 mins earlier than usual, in move to ease backlog of paper work caused by heavy stock vol; NYSE vol running at about 10-million shares a day, up sharply from former record rate of 7.5-million in '66; NYSE and ASE acct for 91% of all dollar vol on nation's exchs; Midwest, Pacific Coast and Boston exchs will also cut hrs 90 mins for wk; some brokerage firms oppose move, prefer closing exchs 1 day a wk

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FREE-TUITION PLAN VOTED IN ALBANY BY CHARTER PANEL; Proposal to Go Before State Convention Would Offer Residents College Aid REPUBLICANS OPPOSED Details Still to Be Worked Out, but Chairman Expects Funds to Be Available FREE-TUITION PLAN GAINS IN ALBANY

By Richard L. Madden Special To the New York Times

conv com, 17-7, votes to require Legis to provide system of free tuition for all state residents under program of aid to students in pub and private colls in state; com chmn Judge Bergan discusses proposal, not yet fully defined; no deadline set on Legis action; figures compiled by com show 173,000 students attend pub colls in NYS, 197,000 private colls

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1967, covering August 8, 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

Marcelo Balboa

1967Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster[†]

Marcelo Balboa is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender in the 1990s for the United States national team, becoming its captain. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

1967Yūki Amami, Japanese theater and film actress[†]

Yūki Amami is a Japanese actress.

Historical Events

ASEAN

1967The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.[†]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km2 (1.7 million sq mi). The bloc generated a purchasing power parity (PPP) gross domestic product (GDP) of around US$10.2 trillion in 2022, constituting approximately 6.5% of global GDP (PPP). ASEAN member states include some of the fastest growing economies in the world, and the institution plays an integral role in East Asian regionalism.

Historical Context for August 8, 1967

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