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US planes step up bombing of Haiphong and suburbs in move to isolate city
Crimmins, A and E Jr: mother charged in July '65 Kew Gardens slaying of daughter, 4; illus; indictment does not include murder of son; she pleads not guilty; police rept author of anon lr giving data on slayings has agreed to testify
Gov Romney tours slum areas as part of survey of urban problems
12-hr lull broken by clash. Natu La Pass; map; Western observers see fighting followed by new Chinese pressures; Deputy Prime Min Desai doubts clash will develop into-major conflict
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12--The Senate passed President Johnson's election reform bill by a vote of 87 to 0 today after removing a section that would have permitted rich
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 13, 1967, covering September 13, 1967.
The Beatles
The Doors
The Monkees
The Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane
1967Michael Johnson, American former sprinter and journalist[†]
Michael Duane Johnson is an American sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.
1967Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and "The Tim Ripper Monster Energy Big Band". He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band British Steel. Like his predecessor in Judas Priest, Owens has been noted for his powerful and wide ranging operatic vocal style.
1967Stephen Perkins, American drummer and songwriter[†]
Stephen Andrew Perkins is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he has played with Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Banyan and Hellride. His style blends rock, jazz, swing, African, Indian and Latin drumming styles together.
1967Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Yemeni-Saudi Arabian businessman, founded Saudi Binladin Group (born 1903)[†]
Muhammad bin Awad bin Ladin was a Yemeni-born Saudi billionaire business magnate working primarily in the construction industry. He founded what is today the Saudi Binladin Group and became the wealthiest non-royal Saudi, establishing the wealth and prestige of the bin Ladin family. He is the father of Osama bin Laden, who is most known for planning the September 11 attacks.
1967Robert George, English air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (born 1896)[†]
Air Vice Marshal Sir Robert Allingham George, was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and Governor of South Australia from 23 February 1953 until 7 March 1960. He was born in the County of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, on 27 July 1896, and educated at Invergordon and Inverness. In May 1927, he married Sybil Elizabeth Baldwin.
1967Leonard Lord, English businessman (born 1896)[†]
Leonard Percy Lord, 1st Baron Lambury KBE was a captain of the British motor industry.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]