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August 10, 1967

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REP. DULSKI KEPT DINNER PROCEEDS; Buffalo Congressman Says He Did 'Nothing Wrong' in Accepting $11,000 Fund Representative Dulski Concedes He Kept $11,000 From Dinner

By Roy Reed Special To the New York Times

Dulski, T J: PO and Civil Service Com chmn Dulski confirms Wall St Journal rept that he accepted for personal use $11,000 from proceeds of '65 testimonial dinner, Buffalo; denies contributions influenced him on legis; says he took money as 'personal tribute' and not as campaign contribution; denies wrongdoing; PO Com staff dir C Johnson confirms that reprs of big mailers and postal employe unions attended dinner; Dulski has been instrumental in cutting proposed mail rate rise for 3d-class users while raising it for 1st-class users; Johnson confirms Dulski considers $11,000 as tax-free gift; PO Dept repts Deputy Postmaster Gen Belen represented dept at dinner; United Fed of Postal Clerks Local 374-12T pres Ratajczak says dinner was testimonial and that no campaign funds were solicited; Erie County Dem Chmn Crangle defends Dulski

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WASHINGTON GETS CITY RULE REFORM, FIRST IN 93 YEARS; House, 244-160, Accepts More Representative Plan for District Government VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT Johnson to Appoint Chief and 9-Man City Council Law in Effect Today WASHINGTON GETS CITY RULE REFORM

By Ben A. Franklin Special To the New York Times

HR accepts Johnson plan; rejects, 244-160, resolution to kill it; vote means plan will automatically become law; Sen not required to act; plan provides structure of elected city govt and will give DC single exec and City Council apptd by Pres

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 9, 1967, covering August 10, 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

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    Peak
    1
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    8
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    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

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    Peak
    1
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    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Flowers by The Rolling Stones

    Flowers

    The Rolling Stones

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    Peak
    3
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    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

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    3
    Peak
    3
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    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

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    21

Notable Births

Philippe Albert

1967Philippe Albert, Belgian footballer and sportscaster[†]

Philippe Julien Albert is a Belgian former professional footballer and television pundit.

Riddick Bowe

1967Riddick Bowe, American boxer[†]

Riddick Lamont Bowe is an American former professional boxer and professional kickboxer who competed between 1989 and 2008 in boxing, and from 2013 to 2016 in kickboxing. He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1992, and won the super heavyweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Toad the Wet Sprocket

1967Todd Nichols, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, who stopped touring in 2017 and left the band in 2020. Guss was replaced by drummer Josh Daubin, who supported them as their drummer on tours from 2017 through 2022 and also played drums on their 2021 album "Starting Now". Most recently, Carl Thomson took Daubin's place and has been drumming for Toad the Wet Sprocket on tour since 2023. They had chart success in the 1990s with singles that included "Walk on the Ocean", "All I Want", "Something's Always Wrong", "Fall Down", and "Good Intentions".

1967Reinout Scholte, Dutch cricketer[†]

Reinout Scholte is a Dutch former international cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, but usually occupied the position of wicket-keeper instead of bowling. He played for HBS and VOC in Dutch domestic cricket.

Historical Context for August 10, 1967

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