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51 killed, 111 hurt when Hastings-to-Hudson elec express hurtles off tracks at Hither Green, S London station; map
Sana radio repts dissident repub A R al-Iryani seizes power, taking title of Pres Council Chmn; says coup was staged because al-Salal refused to form Govt that would 'realize unity' in Yemen; repts leaders decided to wait until he left nation to avert violence; says army will 'return to barracks' after establishment of popularly selected dem Govt; high command calls on mil and police forces to keep peace; orders curfew; UAR repts its troops will not intervene; Yemeni diplomats in Cairo say coup is 'extension of revolution,' led by al-Iryani relative Lt Col M al-Iryani, Lt Col A el-Rahoomy, Col H Baidar and 4th dissident repub officer; says new leaders pledge friendship to UAR; regime seen taking more flexible stand in talks on ending war; Middle East News Agency repts al-Iryani says talks with royalists will be opened soon; he was among dissidents UAR put under Cairo house arrest in '66; Cairo radio broadcasts day's events without comment; UAR officials see coup purely domestic matter, are determined to implement Nasser-Faisal pact; Baghdad radio repts M al-Aini will be Premier, A S Sabra Deputy Premier, Dr H Makki Foreign Min
Vietcong kills 17 Vietnamese civilians, wounds 135 in predawn attacks on 3 villages in Mekong delta; other scattered action reptd; Locninh quiet; 918 enemy killed in recent fighting near town
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 1, 1967, covering November 6, 1967.
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Beatles
The Doors
Bobbie Gentry
Aretha Franklin
1967Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player and sportscaster[†]
Shuzo Matsuoka is a retired Japanese professional tennis player, sports commentator, entertainer, and motivational speaker. A former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, Matsuoka won one singles title during his career, in Seoul in 1992. In the same year, he reached a career-high ranking of world No. 46. After his tennis career, he became known online for a series of short motivational videos, some edited by fans.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]