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September 22, 1967

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Headlines from September 22, 1967

EDUCATION BOARD AND UNION WORK ON PACT WORDING; $135.4-Million Agreement Provides Raises and Other Benefits Over 26 Months PUPILS OFF AGAIN TODAY Teachers Prepare for Vote on Sunday--Shanker Trial for Contempt Recessed School Board and Union Work on the Wording of a Formal Pact

By Leonard Buder

schools officially closed 1 day more as bd and UFT seek to tie up loose ends of contract; reptd provisions listed; trial of Shanker and 2 other UFT reprs recessed; all cited Times ed on ct action as depriving them of their const rights; Nunez denies eds affect ct

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CONVENTION VOTES SOFTER MANDATE FOR FREE TUITION; Republicans Accept Travia's Revision--Overhauling of P.S.C. Approved

By Unknown Author

Const Conv approves revised Travia proposal which would require Legis to set up 'system of higher educ for all people of state, encompassing both pub and nonpub insts by programs which may include free tuition, grants, fellowships and scholarships'; original version cited; Travia says new proposal is consistent with his original intent; reaction of some delegates noted

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 20, 1967, covering September 22, 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
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    27
  3. 3
    Album cover for Flowers by The Rolling Stones

    Flowers

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  5. 5
    Album cover for Groovin' by The Rascals

    Groovin'

    The Rascals

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Matt Besser

1967Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Matthew Gregory Besser is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, and one of the four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe, who had their own show on Comedy Central from 1998 to 2000. He hosts the improvisation-based podcast Improv4humans, previously on the Earwolf network, but now solely operated by himself and Brett Morris.

Super Delfin

1967Super Delfin, Japanese wrestler[†]

Hiroto Wakita is a Japanese professional wrestler and politician who currently runs and wrestles for Kaisen Puroresu. He is better known by his stage name Super Delfin .

1967Brian Keene, American novelist[†]

Brian Keene is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Thor, Hellboy, Alien, Masters of the Universe, and The X-Files.

1967Ian Mortimer, English historian and novelist[†]

Ian James Forrester Mortimer is a British historian and writer of historical fiction. He is best known for his book The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, which became a Sunday Times bestseller in paperback in 2010.

Rickard Rydell

1967Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver[†]

John Rickard Rydell is a retired Swedish racing driver. He won the 1998 British Touring Car Championship, the 2011 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, and has also been a frontrunner in the European/World Touring Car Championship.

Félix Savón

1967FĂ©lix SavĂłn, Cuban boxer[†]

Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban former amateur boxer who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateurs, he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times in a row, all in the heavyweight division. In 1988, when he was favored by many to win the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the Cuban government boycotted the event. Savón is particularly known for having rejected numerous multimillion-dollar offers to defect and leave Cuba permanently to fight Mike Tyson as a professional.

Historical Context for September 22, 1967

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