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article on 4-day sojourn of Gt Neck, NY, girl, 14, in Village area and search by father and police, illustrating growing problem of runaways who flock to area to live as hippies
Tass repts Venus 4 preliminary findings show planet inhospitable to life with atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide and temp range of 104-536 degrees F; repts Venus 4 capsule transmitted radio data for 1 1/2 hrs during 15.5-mi descent; Jodrell Bank scientists say signals may have come while capsule was descending and not from surface as previously stated; question signal stoppage
Sec Rusk, Freeman, Udall and Trowbridge testify against various protectionist bills, Sen com hearing; illus; Secs Fowler and Wirtz submit statements opposing bills; Rusk notes complaints by major US trading partners; Sens Smathers and Ribicoff oppose tying import quota legis to Soc Security bill; Sen R B Long scores foreign curbs on US goods
HR Armed Services Subcom rept scores Army development and procurement of M-16 rifle; charges mismanagement caused continuing difficulties with what was originally excellent weapon; doubts proposed modifications will end malfunctions in combat; diagram of rifle firing mechanism; malfunctions listed; subcom urges Gen Acctg Office audit contracts with Colt Industries, rifle mfr, and with Olin Mathieson, which mfrs gunpowder; subcom queries hiring by Colt of retired Maj Gen Lynde who had been involved in negotiations over rifle procurement; suggests Colt has reed excessive profits on rifle contracts; Colt and Olin Mathieson reprs comment
HR-Sen conferees break 3-mo deadlock and agree that no state need redistrict HR dists until '70; compromise would bar at-large elections except in NM and Hawaii, where they have been customary; states that have special census can redistrict before '70; Sen E M Kennedy to oppose compromise; conferees drop efforts to agree on population standards and compactness requirements; Celler says he will reoffer bill, '68, along lines of version passed by HR to bar gerrymandering and to require, starting in '72, that state's largest dist exceed smallest by no more than 10%
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 18, 1967, covering October 19, 1967.
Bobbie Gentry
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Beatles
The Doors
Aretha Franklin
1967Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist[†]
Amy Lynn Carter is the only daughter and fourth child of the 39th U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter. Carter first entered the public spotlight as a child when she lived in the White House during her father's presidency.
1967Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor[†]
Yōji Matsuda is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan.
1967Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer[†]
Yoko Shimomura is a Japanese composer and pianist primarily known for her work in video games. She graduated from the Osaka College of Music in 1988 and began working in the video game industry by joining Capcom the same year. Shimomura wrote music for several games there, including Final Fight, Street Fighter II, and The King of Dragons.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]