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December 4, 1967

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Headlines from December 4, 1967

GROUP IN HARLEM ASKS MORE POLICE; Many Residents Say Crime Has Risen Sharply--Fear Keeps Some Off Streets

By Earl Caldwell

Harlem group, Lenox Terrace Apts residents, 135th St, to petition city for more ptl, seek meetings with Lindsay, Leary and Boro Pres Sutton; Petitions for Protection group circulates plea for more ptl in lower Harlem; area residents and shopkeepers believe crime has risen sharply; most blame drug addicts; Rev E G Clark, union leader L J Overton and Rev O Dempsey comment

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 29, 1967, covering December 4, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd. by The Monkees

    Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.

    The Monkees

    Last week
    29
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    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

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Strange Days by The Doors

    Strange Days

    The Doors

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    37

Notable Births

Guillermo Amor

1967Guillermo Amor, Spanish footballer and manager[†]

Guillermo Amor Martínez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a versatile midfielder.

Notable Deaths

Bert Lahr

1967Bert Lahr, American actor (born 1895)[†]

Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American stage and screen actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his quick-witted humor and his work in burlesque and vaudeville and on Broadway.

Historical Context for December 4, 1967

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