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October 18, 1967

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Soviet Capsule Is Reported on Venus; Jodrell Bank Says Signals Are Coming From Surface By ALVIN SHUSTER Special to The New York Times RUSSIANS' CRAFT IN VENUS LANDING

By Unknown Author

Jodrell Bank Observatory repts instrument capsule landed on surface of Venus; Six B Lovell says signals started coming from capsule 15 secs after spacecraft stopped transmitting; says capsule was probably carried to planet by parachute mechanism; drawing of Venus 4 path; illus of similar Venus 3; USSR science chief Keldysh comments on mission, news conf; US specialists question whether signals came from planet; suggest data were transmitted while capsule floated down by parachute

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Police Hopeful of Easing Hippie Problem Here; High Official Says 'We Have a Good Plan' for the East Village Situation POLICE HOPEFUL ON EAST VILLAGE

By J. Anthony Lukas

high NYC police official discusses efforts to handle situation; concedes recent sharp rise in victimization of hippies by others, drug use and influx of runaways but charges hippies distrust of police hinders aid; expects further increase in runaways this yr but repts police find many; denies dept is 'soft' on hippies and does not enforce narcotics, other laws; lauds 9th Pct rapport efforts, led by Deputy Inspector Fink; hippies concur

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 18, 1967, covering October 18, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

    Ode To Billie Joe

    Bobbie Gentry

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
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    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Arrives by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Arrives

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Eric Stuart

1967Eric Stuart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and voice actor[†]

Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and musician who worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media.

Historical Events

Soviet Union

1967The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.[†]

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Historical Context for October 18, 1967

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