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November 4, 1967

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Headlines from November 4, 1967

Governor Picks 12 Leaders To Seek Welfare Solutions; GOVERNOR NAMES A WELFARE PANEL

By Peter Kihss Special To the New York Times

names 12 business leaders, led by J C Wilson, who also heads conf, to com to seek solutions; list; Wilson says com will propose alternate courses of action leading to recommendations to business community; Dr E M Bums (Columbia Soc Work School) puts number of recipients at 8-million, total welfare costs at $6.5-billion, repts; notes that of 1-million adults caring for dependent children, only 50,000 are employable fathers; notes recipients are only part of 34-million living below poverty level; NYS police arrest group of demonstrators organized by Natl Welfare Rights Movement and City-wide Coordination Committee of Welfare Groups for trespassing near conf

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SOVIET REPORTED WORKING ON BOMB FIRED FROM ORBIT; Nuclear Weapon Could Be Put in Operation by Next Year, McNamara Says BUT HE ISN'T CONCERNED Defense Chief Sees Serious Disadvantages in System and Rules It Out for U.S.

By Neil Sheehan Special To the New York Times

Sec McNamara repts USSR is apparently developing Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS), method by which nuclear bomb can be fired from orbit, statement and news conf; says conclusion is based on intelligence data from series of space tests since Sept '66; discusses advantages and disadvantages of system compared with ICBMs; says new Amer over-the-horizon radar will negate advantages; says US has decided against developing FOBS

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 1, 1967, covering November 4, 1967.

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    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

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    Peak
    1
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    6
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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

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    Peak
    1
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    20
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    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

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    Peak
    2
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    33
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    Album cover for Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

    Ode To Billie Joe

    Bobbie Gentry

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    4
    Peak
    1
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    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Arrives by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Arrives

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
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    11

Notable Births

1967Daisuke Asakura, Japanese songwriter and producer[†]

Daisuke Asakura is a Japanese musician, songwriter and producer who is known for his compositional work and skill at keyboards.

Yılmaz Erdoğan

1967Yılmaz Erdoğan, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter[†]

Yılmaz Erdoğan is a Turkish filmmaker, actor and poet who is most famous for his box-office record-breaking debut comedy film Vizontele (2001) and the television series Bir Demet Tiyatro (1995–2002/2006–2007). He founded BKM Theatre and Film Production. He was awarded the Best Supporting Actor at 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards for his performance in The Water Diviner (2014).

Karin Greiner

1967Karin Greiner, Austrian politician[†]

Karin Greiner is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Styria since October 2019. She had previously represented Styria Centre, the Federal List and Greater Graz in the National Council.

Eric Karros

1967Eric Karros, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Eric Peter Karros is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1992 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1995. Karros currently works as a sportscaster, covering the Dodgers on Spectrum SportsNet LA.

1967Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer[†]

Mohammad Asif Mujtaba is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 25 Test matches and 66 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1997. During the, 1994–95 period he briefly served as the deputy captain to Saleem Malik in the Pakistan national team.

Historical Events

Iberia Flight 062

1967Iberia Flight 062 crashes in Blackdown, West Sussex, killing all 37 people on board including British actress June Thorburn.[†]

Iberia Flight 062 was a twin-engined Sud Aviation Caravelle registered EC-BDD operating a scheduled flight from Málaga Airport, Spain, to London Heathrow Airport. While on approach to Heathrow on 4 November 1967, the Caravelle descended far below the flight level assigned to it and flew into the southern slope of Blackdown Hill in West Sussex, killing all 37 on board.

Historical Context for November 4, 1967

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