On this day
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US planes strike again within 10 mi of Chinese border; damage in previous raids noted; US planes hit other targets; map
Congolese mobs sack embassy in Kinshasha to protest capture of Bukavu by white mercenaries
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conf files brief with FPC, written by L K Garrison, that most econ alternative to project would cost $27-million less; opposes project on other grounds
Pres Johnson names 16-member com under Under Sec Rostow to rev foreign and domestic policies of US and weigh need for new legis, message to Cong; says com will also study desirability of merging common carriers and Comsat; notes most nations have only 1 internatl communications agency, generally govt-owned
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 9, 1967, covering August 15, 1967.
The Beatles
The Monkees
The Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane
The Doors
1967Tony Hand, Scottish ice hockey player and coach[†]
Anthony Hand MBE is a Scottish former ice hockey player and coach. He was the first British player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986.
1967Peter Hermann, American actor[†]
Peter Hermann is an American actor. He may be best known for his roles as Charles Brooks in Younger, Trevor Langan in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Jack Boyle in Blue Bloods. Hermann is the husband of fellow Law & Order franchise actor Mariska Hargitay, series lead of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
1967René Magritte, Belgian painter (born 1898)[†]
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. His imagery has influenced pop art, minimalist art, and conceptual art.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]