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September 4, 1967

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Historical Context for September 4, 1967

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

Notable Births

1967Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant^[†]

Darrin James Murray is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He played eight Test matches and one One Day International for New Zealand, all in the 1994/95 season.

1967Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete^[†]

Dezső Szabó is a retired Hungarian decathlete. His son, also named Dezső Szabó, competed in pole vault at the 2006 World Junior Championships.

Historical Events

1967Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.^[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

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PARTY IS ACCUSED BY CZECH WRITERS; 300 Intellectuals Reported to Implore West to Rescue Their 'Spiritual Freedom' PARTY IS ACCUSED BY CZECH WRITERS

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'Writers manifesto' signed by over 300 Czech intellectuals accuses Czech Communist party of conducting 'witchhunt' against writers; manifesto pub by London Sunday Times; calls on writers in other nations to join in protest campaign against curbs on freedom of expression; charges party with ordering deletion of certain names from list of candidates for writers union governing com, putting them under surveillance and barring pub of their works; statement appeals by name to noted writers, including A Miller, J Steinbeck, J-P Sartre, G Grass, USSR writers Ehrenburg, Solzenytsin, Yevtushenko and Voznesensky; says writers cong in June called for unltd freedom of speech and opinion; Sunday Times says it withholds names of signers to protect them against reprisals; Gzech Govt repr sees manifesto a fabrication

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A 'BILL OF RIGHTS' DUE FOR TENANTS; City Will Order It Printed on New Leases in Both English and Spanish City to Demand That Landlords Print Tenants' Rights on Leases

By Earl Caldwell

Admr Berman announces he will order landlords to print 'tenants' bill of rights' on back of new leases in Eng and Spanish to inform them of their rights under rent control law, says other rent forms will also be printed in 2 languages; also announces formation of volunteer assistance program in which persons trained in rent control operation would be placed in dept's offices to aid both tenants and landlords; says owners will be required to file copies of leases with his office to assure that bill of rights is included

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Foreclosed Homes Sought for Poor; Foreclosed Homes in Suburbs Sought for City Slum Residents

By Maurice Carroll

Pres Comm on Urban Problems chmn Douglas says testimony at comm hearings indicates that local govt units should be larger

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All Goes Right as Sweden Shifts Her Traffic Pattern; SWEDISH DRIVING SHIFTS TO RIGHT Four Years of Preparation

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switch to right-side driving starts; no serious mishaps reptd; thousands of drivers turn out in early morning hrs to participate; switch took 4 yrs to prepare; cost about $120-million; scene in Stockholm illus

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In Leningrad, Three Rubles for a Job; SOVIET DISCLOSES A TALE OF GRAFT

By Henry Kamm Special To the New York Times

Leningradskaya Pravda article tells of chauffeur's efforts to make honest living amidst graft and corruption, Leningrad

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EDUCATION'S COST IN SUBURBS STIRS GROWING CONCERN; Taxpayers Are Scrutinizing Budgets as Area Spending Increases 11 Per Cent 13 COUNTIES SURVEYED Free-Busing Law in Jersey Poses Obstacles Broader Curriculums Scheduled Taxpayers' Concern Over Costs Mounts as Suburban Schools Prepare to Open SPENDING IN AREA IS INCREASING 11% Free-Busing Law in Jersey Poses Obstacles Broader Curriculums Planned New York Westchester Nassau Suffolk Rockland New Jersey Essex Hudson Morris Passaic Union Middlesex Monmouth Connecticut Fairfield Data on Suburban Schools in Survey

By Leonard Buderby Merrill Folsom Special To the New York Timesby Agis Salpukas Special To the New York Timesby Ronald Sullivan Special To the New York Times

show suspends after 17 1/2 yrs; illus

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REUTHER BLAMES FORD FOR IMPASSE IN NEGOTIATIONS; U.A.W. Chief Says Failure of Company to Supply Data Could Force Walkout REUTHER BLAMES FORD FOR IMPASSE

By Jerry M. Flint Special To the New York Times

Reuther blames co for impasse; says co refusal to supply data on productivity and profits could force strike; invites FMCS dir Simkin to join talks; Denise comments

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TERRORISTS KILL 25 DURING VOTING; Vietcong Incidents Reported in 21 of 43 Provinces Polling Places Blasted Attacks by Vietcong Terrorists Kill at Least 26 on Election Day

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26 S Vietnamese killed, 82 wounded in Vietcong attacks; 54 incidents reptd on election day, 80 reptd on preceding day; Vietcong abducts 327 in raids on 3 villages in N; enemy shells US mil positions; map

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Consensus of U.S. Team Is That Voting Was Fair; MOST OF U.S. TEAM CALLS VOTING FAIR

By Tom Buckley Special To the New York Times

consensus of 22 Amer observers is that election was conducted fairly; Gov Guy comments; J S Knight expresses reservations about purpose of observers; activities and comments of some observers noted; illus

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TWO GENERALS WIN; Their Goal Was 40% but They Get Only 27% of Total Thieu and Ky Are Winners in South Vietnam Balloting as 83% of Electorate Votes MARGIN IS SHORT OF JUNTA'S GOAL Dzu, Saigon Lawyer, Runs Ahead of Huong and Suu Disruptions Sparse

By R.w. Apple Jr. Special To the New York Times

Ky elected to 4-yr term as Vice Pres

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New-Politics Group Gives Equal Votes To Negro Minority; NEGRO MINORITY GETS EQUAL VOTE

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

Natl Conf for New Pol, Chicago, approves SNCC leader J Forman resolution condemning GM

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