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L Held kills 6 persons, wounds 6 in 1 1/2-hr shooting spree begun at Hammermill Paper Co plant, Lock Haven, Pa; taken alive by police but critically wounded; his por; map
Maj Gen Meyers (ret) in testimony to Sen subcom now made pub, says many US pilots have been killed because of US restrictions on bombing of N Vietnam; says pilots are forced to fight with 'hand tied behind back'; agrees with Symington stand; Gens Johnson and Greene testimony scoring Adm restrictions on bombing noted; Greene disputes McNamara argument on ineffectiveness of closing Haiphong harbor
Humphrey holds SE Asian leaders believe US failure in Vietnam would put them under 'unbearable pressure' from nuclear-armed China, s, Washington; reiterates vital US interest in Vietnam lies in stability and security in Asia; stresses US aim to help ind Asian nations strengthen themselves against subversion and aggression; ridicules talk of 'yellow peril,'
H E Salisbury discusses theater, part of series on 50th anniv of Bolshevik revolution, illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 18, 1967, covering October 24, 1967.
Bobbie Gentry
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Beatles
The Doors
Aretha Franklin
1967Ian Bishop, Trinidadian cricketer and sportscaster[†]
Ian Raphael Bishop is a Trinidadian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1988 and 1998 in Tests and One Day Internationals. He played as a right-arm fast bowler.
1967Olo Brown, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player[†]
Olo Max Brown played 56 tests at a prop for the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team from 1992 to 1998, missing only two tests in his career. He suffered neck and back injuries which ended his rugby playing days, and retired to become an accountant. By 2021, he had worked in private equity, including most recently being responsible for Investor Relations for the Punakaiki Fund.
1967Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress[†]
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie is an Australian film and stage actress.
1967Esther McVey, English television host and politician[†]
Esther Louise, Lady Davies, styled as Esther McVey, is a British Conservative Party politician and television presenter who has been serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017, and served as the MP for Wirral West from 2010 to 2015. She previously served in cabinet as Minister of State for Employment from 2013 to 2015, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2018, Minister of State for Housing and Planning from 2019 to 2020 and Minister of State without Portfolio from 2023 to 2024.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]