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Nuclear nonproliferation draft treaty, submitted by US and USSR to Geneva disarmament conf, holds that nuclear tech for peaceful purposes should be made available to all parties to treaty
US Amb Barbour reptdly urges Israel to extend deadline; US publicly indicates opposition to any arrangement that would bar returns; US, other Western diplomats fear Israeli stand will obstruct peace efforts; Israel cites provocative Arab statements to incite returning refugees to resist Israel; UN repts Thant weighs problem
HR passes bill, approving $578-million for Alliance; Adm sought $750-million
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group of 113 business execs backs temporary wartime tax rise of unspecified size, wire to Mills; group organized at Fowler suggestion; some members listed; group plans to enlist help of thousands of other businessmen across country; says it does not agree with every aspect of Adm proposal and urges it be accompanied by greater control over and reduction of spending; Armco Steel, in statement to com, says it will have to raise its prices if tax is enacted; Adm spokesman charges blackmail; CED chmn F B Wilde backs tax rise, com hearing; Mfg Chemists Assn chmn spokesman F L Bryant says rise should be enacted for yr only as of Jan '68; H Ford 2d sends wire to Mills backing surcharge but calls method of computing it for corps discriminatory
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 23, 1967, covering August 25, 1967.
The Beatles
The Monkees
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
Jefferson Airplane
1967Tom Hollander, English actor[†]
Thomas Anthony Hollander is a British actor. He trained with National Youth Theatre and won the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in The Way of the World. He made his Broadway debut in the David Hare play The Judas Kiss in 1998. His performance as Henry Carr in a revival of the Tom Stoppard play Travesties earned nominations for both the Olivier Award and Tony Award.
1967Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer[†]
Jeffrey Scot Tweedy is an American musician, singer songwriter, author, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Wilco. Tweedy, originally from Belleville, Illinois, began his music career in high school with his band The Plebes along with Jay Farrar, also in the band. The Plebes later became the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo.
1967Stanley Bruce, Australian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1883)[†]
Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne was an Australian politician, statesman and businessman who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929. He held office as the leader of the Nationalist Party, having previously served as the treasurer of Australia from 1921 to 1923.
1967Oscar Cabalén, Argentine race car driver (born 1928)[†]
Oscar Cabalén, was an Argentine racing driver, mainly active in the Turismo Carretera series. He also took part in the Carrera Panamericana and the Mille Miglia, and was a reserve driver for the Formula One Argentine Grand Prix in 1960.
1967Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (born 1895)[†]
Paul Muni was an American stage and film actor from Chicago. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio and was given the rare privilege of choosing his own parts.
1967George Lincoln Rockwell, American commander, politician, and activist, founded the American Nazi Party (born 1918)[†]
George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the United States until his murder in 1967. His beliefs, strategies, and writings have continued to influence many white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Rockwell coined the expression White Power, which was also the title of his posthumously published political manifesto.
1967George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.[†]
George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the United States until his murder in 1967. His beliefs, strategies, and writings have continued to influence many white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Rockwell coined the expression White Power, which was also the title of his posthumously published political manifesto.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]