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September 16, 1967

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Headlines from September 16, 1967

Rusk Urges Hanoi To Give Peace Sign; RUSK URGES HANOI GIVE PEACE SIGN

By Unknown Author

Rusk says he cannot confirm 2 recent repts quoting Min Martin as saying N Vietnam told Canadian diplomats of desire to begin peace talks and quoting Hanoi sources as saying talks could begin about 4 wks after US stopped bombing N Vietnam, news conf; indirectly invites N Vietnam to give some sign that repts are true; State Dept says no rept was recd from Canada; Pres Johnson voices determination to carry on war without relenting, remarks at awarding of medal

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 13, 1967, covering September 16, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    26
  3. 3
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for Flowers by The Rolling Stones

    Flowers

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    26

Notable Births

1967Hiroya Oku, Japanese author and illustrator[†]

Hiroya Oku is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of Gantz, Gigant, Hen, and Inuyashiki, the first two of which have been serialized in Weekly Young Jump. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami, his manga often contain explicit violence, sexual depictions, and matters that are considered taboo by the public, and he is known as a pioneer in the use of digital processing for manga backgrounds.

1967Damon Thayer, Kentucky State Senate Majority Leader[†]

Damon Daniel Thayer is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate, representing the 17th District. He did not run for reelection in 2024.

Historical Context for September 16, 1967

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