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November 21, 1967

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Headlines from November 21, 1967

RELIEF REACHES TRAPPED U.S. UNIT IN BATTLE ON PEAK; 76 Paratroopers Are Killed in Fighting Near Dakto-- 4 Planes Lost on Raids

By Special to The New York Times

US relief bn reaches another bn cut off and badly hurt by Vietcong near Dakto; 76 Amers killed, 81 wounded in fighting on Hill 875; S Vietnamese troops find 247 enemy bodies near Hill 1416 taken recently; US gun-ship helicopter kills 11 S Vietnamese troops, wounds 33 by mistake 60 mi SW of Saigon; wounds 2 Amers; map

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HOUSE UNIT TO ACT; Panel Will Discuss Cut in Spending-Johnson Calls Need Urgent Delay Is Explalned New Proposal Disclosed Mills to Restudy Tax Rise Plan, Revised in Light of Devaluation of British Pound PROPOSAL TO CUT SPENDING READY Need for Action Is Termed Imperative by Johnson-- Committee Meeting Set 'Dollar for Dollar' Reduction Needed

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

Mills, announcing Adm will propose new spending cuts, stresses HR com never rejected tax rise outright but linked action to spending cuts, s and statement, Hot Springs, Ark; Johnson tells Cabinet and later Cong leaders that Brit pound devaluation makes action on taxes and spending imperative; Mansfield says Cong should stay in session long enough to deal with tax bill because of devaluation

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 15, 1967, covering November 21, 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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    8
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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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    1
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    22
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    Album cover for Strange Days by The Doors

    Strange Days

    The Doors

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    Peak
    3
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    3
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    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

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    35
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    Album cover for The Four Tops Greatest Hits by Four Tops

    The Four Tops Greatest Hits

    Four Tops

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    Peak
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    8

Notable Births

Ken Block

1967Ken Block, American race car driver (died 2023)[†]

Kenneth Paul Block was an American professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block was also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. He also competed in many action sports events, including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.

1967Tripp Cromer, American baseball player[†]

Roy Bunyan "Tripp" Cromer III is an American former professional baseball player. He is an alumnus of the University of South Carolina. His younger brother, D. T. was also a Major League Baseball player.

1967Toshihiko Koga, Japanese martial artist (died 2021)[†]

Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka, 9th degree black belt and Olympic champion who competed in the –71 kg and –78 kg divisions. Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever. He died of cancer on 24 March 2021 at the age of 53.

Amanda Lepore

1967Amanda Lepore, American model and singer[†]

Amanda Lepore is an American transgender model, singer, and performance artist. A former Club Kid, she has appeared in advertising for numerous companies. Lepore is noted as a regular subject in photographer David LaChapelle's work, serving as his muse, as well as many other photographers, such as Terry Richardson and Ruben van Schalm. She participated in LaChapelle's Artists and Prostitutes 1985–2005 exhibit in New York City, where she "lived" in a voyeuristic, life-sized set.

Notable Deaths

C. M. Eddy Jr.

1967C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (born 1896)[†]

Clifford Martin Eddy Jr. was an American writer known for his horror, mystery and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine and his friendship with H. P. Lovecraft.

Historical Events

Vietnam War

1967Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."[†]

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations. The conflict was the second of the Indochina wars and a proxy war of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and US. The Vietnam War was one of the postcolonial wars of national liberation, a theater in the Cold War, and a civil war, with civil warfare a defining feature from the outset. Direct US military involvement escalated from 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The fighting spilled into the Laotian and Cambodian Civil Wars, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.

Historical Context for November 21, 1967

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