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Commerce Dept says GNP rise might have reached $16-billion or $17-billion, 3d qr, if it had not been for Ford strike
Sec Rusk warns that abandoning treaty pledges to S Vietnam and rest of SE Asia would subject US to mortal danger, news conf; says US interest is at stake in Vietnam because Communist China will imperil non-Communist Asian nations for next decade; cites threat of 1-billion Chinese armed with nuclear weapons; denies US aim is containment of China, says US seeks peace
Pitches 3 complete-game victories in single world series
Speaker Travia says he has asked Sen R F Kennedy not to recommend him for apptmt 'at this time' because of NYS pol duties
Natl Hwy Adm proposes 10 new safety standards for possible imposition by Jan 1, '69, and 37 others for long-range study; 10 standards include new systems to keep infants from being tossed about in crashes, performance requirements for brake linings and elimination of dangerous exterior protrusions; list
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 11, 1967, covering October 13, 1967.
Bobbie Gentry
The Beatles
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Doors
Aretha Franklin
1967Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA[†]
Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Between 2011 and 2016, he was president of the Football Association of Slovenia. Since September 2016, he has been the president of UEFA.
1967Scott Cooper, American baseball player[†]
Scott Kendrick Cooper is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Kansas City Royals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions.
1967Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player[†]
Trevor William Hoffman is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, including more than 15 years for the Padres. Hoffman was the major leagues' first player to reach the 500- and 600-save milestones, and was the all-time saves leader from 2006 until 2011. The National League (NL) leader in career saves, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. Hoffman currently serves as senior advisor for baseball operations for the Padres.
1967Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper[†]
Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic gold medalist, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; his personal best of 2.45 m makes him the only person ever to have cleared eight feet (2.44 m). He cleared eight feet twice, the first time with 2.44 m in 1989.
1967Steve Vickers, English footballer[†]
Stephen Vickers is an English former association footballer who played as a central defender. He made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, the majority of which were for Tranmere Rovers and Middlesbrough. While with Middlesbrough he played in the 1997 FA Cup Final.
1967Kate Walsh, American actress and producer[†]
Kathleen Erin Walsh is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice (2007–2013).
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]