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December 21, 1967

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Headlines from December 21, 1967

MARCUS PARTNER IN LONDON FILED FIRST COMPLAINT; He Notified Hogan's Office Last Spring, but Charge Remains Undisclosed MEETINGS ARE RECALLED 3 Say Marcus Arranged to Have 4 Indicted With Him Talk to Commissioners No Ventures Undertaken MARCUS PARTNER FILED COMPLAINT

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complaint that led to Marcus's resignation as Water comr revealed to have been filed by Brit businessman P W Littman, Marcus's partner in Conestoga; Littman's atty, J G Bartol, says he filed complaint with Hogan last spring; says co was formed, '66, to invest in underdeveloped countries but never actually undertook any ventures; says Itkin and Phila businessman A M Greenfield Jr were also linked with Conestoga; Greenfield withdrew from co when he learned that Marcus and Itkin were using firm's name to conduct outside business; 2 ex-comrs and present high city official say Marcus, when Water comr, arranged meetings between Motto, Itkin, Rappaport and Fried with other comrs; say Marcus urged other comrs to consider Grand for future contracts; say other comrs refused to deal with Grand because records showed some of its officers had criminal records; Hogan says alleged meetings are not involved in his probe; another high city official says 2 ind probes focused on Marcus find deal and complicated private business; Fraiman says investigation Dept did not check Marcus's background when he became unpaid asst to Lindsay, Jan '66; asks FBI to give him any data it has regarding Mafia infiltration of govt; E G Edelstein describes Marcus's role in forming James, Martin & Co in Chicago, '59; Fraiman says Marcus 'puffed up' his resume when he submitted it to city

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THIEU TURNS DOWN JOHNSON'S APPEAL ON TALKS WITH FOE; Saigon Leader Says He Will Meet Only With Those Who Quit the Vietcong Side LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA He Is Expected to Confer Privately With President After Services for Holt Johnson Voiced Hope Thieu, Disputing Johnson, Rejects Walks With Foe

By R.w. Apple Jr. Special To the New York Times

Nguyen Van Thieu, apparently in response to Johnson statements on talks with NLF and assertion that S Vietnam is ready to engage in informal talks with NLF members, says he would talk only to NLF members who come over to 5 Vietnamese Govt's side; says he will never recognize NLF as govt or even legitimate pol party; Amb Bunker denies there is any difference between US and S Vietnamese positions on NLF; scheduled talks between Nguyen Van Thieu and Johnson in Australia and possible talks between them and other leaders noted; US aides say there is no reason to believe that Nguyen Van Thieu is perturbed by Johnson suggestion for informal talks with NLF

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 20, 1967, covering December 21, 1967.

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

    Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.

    The Monkees

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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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    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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    Album cover for Strange Days by The Doors

    Strange Days

    The Doors

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    Album cover for Farewell To The First Golden Era by The Mamas & The Papas

    Farewell To The First Golden Era

    The Mamas & The Papas

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Notable Births

Terry Mills (basketball)

1967Terry Mills, American basketball player and coach[†]

Terry Richard Mills is an American former professional basketball player who played as a power forward. He was a member of the Michigan Wolverines' 1989 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I Basketball Championship winning team before playing over a decade in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Mikheil Saakashvili

1967Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Georgia[†]

Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. He is the founder and former chairman of Georgia's United National Movement party. From May 2015 until November 2016, Saakashvili was the governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. After resigning, he was temporarily exiled, but returned in 2019 under a new President. Saakashvili returned to Georgia in 2021, and has been imprisoned there since then.

Historical Events

1967Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.[†]

Louis Joshua Washkansky was a South African man who was the recipient of the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, and the first patient to regain consciousness following the operation. Washkansky lived for 18 days and was able to speak with his wife and reporters.

Historical Context for December 21, 1967

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