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December 23, 1967

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Headlines from December 23, 1967

PRICES RISE 0.3% IN MONTH IN U.S., 0.1% IN CITY AREA; Consumer Index Shows an Advance for Health Care, Clothing and Gasoline FOOD DOWN 3D MONTH New Gain Seen in Wholesale Price of Industrial Goods, a Barometer of Inflation

By David R. Jones Special To the New York Times

BLS Consumer Price Index at 117.8, Nov, up 0.3%; graph; table; Asst Comr Chase says '67 Index would have gone higher than it has except for stability of food prices; cautions against seeing trend in projected jump in Wholesale Price Index for Dec

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JUNTA WILL DELAY GREEK ELECTIONS; Premier Cites the 'Risks of Communism,' but Pledges New Charter in 1968

By Terence Smith Special To the New York Times

Papadopoulos says new Const will be submitted to people in '68 but free elections will have to wait until aims of Apr revolution are realized and risks of Communism are excluded, news conf; denies Govt has made private agreement with Constantine; says Govt plans amnesty for 2,500 left-wing prisoners; says revisions in Const are planned; 18 more mil officers retired

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 20, 1967, covering December 23, 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
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  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
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  4. 4
    Album cover for Strange Days by The Doors

    Strange Days

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Farewell To The First Golden Era by The Mamas & The Papas

    Farewell To The First Golden Era

    The Mamas & The Papas

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    7

Notable Births

Carla Bruni

1967Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model[†]

Carla Bruni-Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is an Italian and French singer, songwriter and fashion model who served as the first lady of France from 2008—when she married then president Nicolas Sarkozy—to 2012.

1967Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager[†]

Otis Grant is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final. He is a two-time North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight title holder, as well as recognized for being the first black Quebecer to win a WBO championship.

Historical Context for December 23, 1967

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