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On this day
December 2, 1967
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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$1.4-Million Paid, Possibly by Hoving, For Monet Canvas; MONET WORK SOLD FOR $1.4-MILLION Monet Received $80 Two Museums Deny Role
By Alvin Shuster Special To the New York Times
Monet's La Terrasse a Sainte Adresse sold, Christie's, London, for $1,411,200, auction record for impressionist painting; sold by Rev T Pitcairn (Ameri who bought it in '26 for $11,000; believed buyer, G Agnew, will resell it to Met Museum of Art (NYC); museum dir Hoving reptdly viewed painting during visit; 2 other US museums deny link with purchase; other sales at auction and '66 sales of 5 Pitcairn-owned paintings listed; Monet painting illus
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ANY STRIKE AT G.M. IS PUT OFF TO 1968; Union Seeks Pact by Dec. 14 but Would Not Walk Out Until After Holidays ANY STRIKE AT G.M. IS PUT OFF TO 1968 Wage Pattern Set
By Jerry M. Flint Special To the New York Times
Reuther confirms UAW will boycott AFL-CIO conv, citing pressure of GM negotiations; asks that UAW proposals for reforming orgn not be presented to conv, lr to Meany; will ask opportunity to offer proposals after bargaining program is completed
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RESERVISTS HEED PENTAGON DRIVE; 31,000 Who Dropped Out of Army Units Rejoin Under Threat of Active Duty Orders Due Soon RESERVISTS HEED PENTAGON DRIVE
By Neil Sheehan Special To the New York Times
Defense Dept presses McNamara program to call up reservists unable or unwilling to fulfill reserve obligations; repts that of 61,787 non-participating reservists, 31,742 have rejoined units, 22 have been called to active duty and 7,481 await draft call; cases of 2,883 pending
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A VIETCONG ENVOY REPORTED SEIZED; Agent Arrested by Saigon Police Is Said to Have Sought to See Bunker A VIETCONG ENVOY REPORTED SEIZED Won't Deny Meeting Plan Loan Tells of Pressure
By R. W. Apple Jr. Special To the New York Times
US Embassy in Saigon repts meeting between Natl Liberation Front (NLF) emissary and Bunker was thwarted, but that other Vietcong reprs met with US officials last mo; informed sources say S Vietnamese and Amer officials have had discreet contacts with NLF agents in last few mos
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 29, 1967, covering December 2, 1967.
- 1
Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.
The Monkees
- Last week
- 29
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 2
- 2
Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits
Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 10
- 3
Strange Days
The Doors
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 5
- 4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 24
- 5
The Doors
The Doors
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 37
Notable Births
1967Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport[†]
Mary Helen Creagh is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry East since 2024, having previously served as MP for Wakefield from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature since July 2024.
Notable Deaths
1967Francis Spellman, American cardinal (born 1889).[†]
Francis Joseph Spellman was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967. From 1932 to 1939, Spellman served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston. He was created a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
Historical Context for December 2, 1967
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]