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The Year In Review 1967 |
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• Communist China Announces It Has H-bomb • Dr. Christian Bernard Performs First Heart Transplant in Capetown S.Africa • US Bombers Raid Hanoi • Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin's Daughter Defects To West • Newark Black Riots End After Six Days 26 Dead • Detroit Riots End After 8 Days 43 Dead • 3 Astronauts Die In Apollo I Fire On Launch Pad • US Suffers highest Weekly Casualties • Draft Board Refuses Exemption For Ali • Man Said To Be Boston Strangler Is Recaptured • Troop Level In Vietnam Reaches 525,000 • Anti War Protesters Make Night March To Pentagon • Expo "67" Opens In Montreal • Dow High 943 Low 786 • Dr. Rene Favaloro of Cleveland Clinic Performs The 1st Coronary Bypass • Ali Won't Serve In Armed Forces, Stripped Of Heavyweight Boxing Title • Israel Smashes Arabs In Six Day War |
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New Products For 1967 |
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• The first compact microwave oven for U.S. home use is introduced by Amana • McDonald's Test-Markets The "Big Mac" For 45¢ | ||
1967 Prices |
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• Cost of a new home: $24,600.00 • Cost of a new car: Chrysler Town and Country Wagon $4,086 Ford Falcon Futura $2,437 Mercury Cougar $2,851 Pontiac Firebird $2,667 Volkswagon Beetle $1,769 • Median Household Income: $7,143.00 • Cost of a first-class stamp: 5¢ • Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 33¢ • Cost of a dozen eggs: 49¢ • Cost of a gallon of Milk: $1.03 • Cost of a Hershey Bar - 7/8 oz: 5¢ | ||
Top 20 Songs Of The Year |
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| 01 To Sir With Love - Lulu 02 Daydream Believer - Monkees 03 Windy - The Associaition 04 Ode To Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry 05 Somethin' Stupid - Nancy & Frank Sinatra 06 Groovin' - The Young Rascals 07 The Letter - The Box Tops 08 Light My Fire - The Doors 09 Happy Together - The Turtles 10 Hello Goodbye - The Beatles 11 Respect - Aretha Franklin 12 Kind Of A Drag - The Buckinghams 13 Incense And Peppermints - The Strawberry Alarm Clock 14 Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes 15 Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones 16 All You Need Is Love - The Beatles 17 The Happening - The Supremes 18 Penny Lane - The Beatles 19 I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips 20 Soul Man - Sam & Dave |
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Top 20 TV Favorites |
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01 The Andy Griffith Show 02 The Lucy Show 03 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 04 Gunsmoke 05 Family Affair 06 Bonanza 07 The Red Skelton Hour 08 The Dean Martin Show 09 The Jackie Gleason Show 10 Saturday Night at the Movies 11 Bewitched 12 Beverly Hillbillies 13 Ed Sullivan 14 The Virginian 15 (Tie) Friday Night Movies Green Acres 17 Lawrence Welk Show 18 Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 19 Gentle Ben 20 Tuesday Night Movies |
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Sports |
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• Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers 33 - Oakland Raiders 14 • World Series Champs: St.Louis Cardinals Over Boston Red Sox 4 Games To 3 Tyler vs Sistersville 1967-1968 School Year • Football: Tyler Red Raiders 21 - Sistersville Tigers 13 *First victory over SHS in 6 years • Basketball: Sistersville Tigers 67 - Tyler Red Raiders 60 Sistersville Tigers 96 - Tyler Red Raiders 66 Tournament: Sistersville Tigers 86 - Tyler Red Raiders 68 |
