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fire burned for 8 hrs; manpower and mail routes shifted to avert Xmas-time tie-up; 6-million pieces of mail and parcels destroyed; Postmaster Gen O'Brien calls fire worst in PO in many decades; emergency measures detailed; PO system reorganizes ins system to simplify claims handling; illus
Robberies: survey of rise in burglaries in NYC suburbs
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conf invaded by 150 sign-waving slum residents; AMA pres Rouse resists, then yields to group's demands to be heard; leader E D McNeil scores AMA for not having reprs of poor at conf, scores 'discriminatory practices' and 'hungry pursuit of the dollar'; Surgeon Gen Stewart urges including 'consumers' as well as producers in developing health programs; urges 'massive commitment of resources to compensate for past neglect,'
Most draft bds take no action against antiwar demonstrators but act against those who burn, mutilate or return draft cards
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 13, 1967, covering December 17, 1967.
The Monkees
Diana Ross & The Supremes
The Beatles
The Doors
The Mamas & The Papas
1967Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster[†]
Vincent François Damphousse is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eighteen seasons. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and San Jose Sharks, winning a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993.
1967Gigi D'Agostino, Italian muscisian, singer and DJ.[†]
Luigino Celestino di Agostino, known professionally as Gigi D'Agostino, is an Italian DJ and music producer. In 1986, he started his career as a DJ spinning Italo disco. His biggest chart successes include "Bla Bla Bla", "Another Way", a cover of Nik Kershaw's "The Riddle", "La Passion", "Super" and "L'Amour Toujours", all in the years 1999 and 2000. The hookline of "L'Amour Toujours" was also used for the 2018 hit game remix/mashup "In My Mind".
1967Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager[†]
Karsten Neitzel is a former German football player and former manager. He previously served as both head and assistant coach of Malaysia Super League club Selangor.
1967Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1908)[†]
Harold Edward Holt was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and held various ministerial positions from 1949 to 1966 in the governments of Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was the first Australian prime minister to be born after federation.
1967Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.[†]
Harold Edward Holt was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and held various ministerial positions from 1949 to 1966 in the governments of Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was the first Australian prime minister to be born after federation.
In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]