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Donovan names Dr Shapiro to post of asst supt of Local Dist 3, Manhattan, ending long controversy; comments on his delaying apptmt
Govt expels Amer Rabbi S Freilich from Kiev on charges of improper conduct; expulsion believed result of remarks or actions critical of USSR stand in Arab-Israeli conflict; another Amer Jew reptd ousted last mo; ousters seen reflecting Govt unease toward Jewish population
Johnson challenges Cong to rescind resolution, says it was not required as authority for his actions in Vietnam, news conf
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Aug. 18--Future United States Army reinforcements to Vietnam will contain a far higher percentage of combat troops than did American forces in Vietnam in the past, a highranking United States official said today.
NY Gov Rockefeller announces control program which would halt reproduction through use of anti-fertility drugs similar to oral contraceptives used by women; technique described; program will supplement existing programs; Population Council dir Segal says massive application in state's slums would begin in Jan '69
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 16, 1967, covering August 19, 1967.
The Beatles
The Monkees
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
Jefferson Airplane
1967Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader[†]
Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche is a lama in Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Kalimpong, India and the daughter of the late Mindrolling Trichen, Khandro Rinpoche was recognized by Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa at the age of two as the reincarnation of the Great Dakini of Tsurphu Monastery, Urgyen Tsomo, who was one of the most well-known female masters of her time. Khandro Urgyen Tsomo was the consort to Khakyab Dorje, 15th Karmapa Lama (1871–1922) and recognised in this Buddhist tradition as an incarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal. Her name is in fact her title, Khandro being Tibetan for dakini and rinpoche an honorific usually reserved for tulkus that means "precious one."
1967Satya Nadella, Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of Microsoft[†]
Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian-born American business executive who is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. Before becoming CEO, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms.
1967Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (born 1884)[†]
Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. His contributions to the genre as publisher were so significant that, along with the novelists Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, he is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction". In his honor, annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos".
1967Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English journalist and historian (born 1907)[†]
Isaac Deutscher was a Polish Marxist writer, journalist and political activist who moved to the United Kingdom before the outbreak of World War II. He is best known as a biographer of Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin and as a commentator on Soviet affairs.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]