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Model Year 1967
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 PRESIDENT  JOHNSON  NOTES 
22,940  CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1967

St Louis, MO (AP) - The President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson, proclaimed this day as "America's Sports Car Day" in honor of the 1967 Corvette.

Vice President Hubert Humphrey released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1967 Corvette.

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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1967

  • The L-88 muscled its way to LeMans
  • Rally wheels became standard equipment
THIS  YEAR'S  TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
  • Six-Day War ends when Israel's massive air assault cripples Arab forces
  • Thurgood Marshall is first black on Supreme Court
  • Fire kills Apollo astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee
  • Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs first successful human heart transplant
  • Racial violence in Detroit

COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA

  • Automobile = $2,450
  • Avg. Income = $7,500
  • Gal. Gasoline = $.27
  • New Home = $23,500
  • Postal Stamp = $.05
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ENTERTAINMENT  REPORT

  • Top Movies -
    In the Heat of the Night, The Graduate, Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke
  • Television -
    Best Variety: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
  • Music -
    Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, Respect, Soul Man, Gentle On My Mind
1967  OWNER'S  MANUAL

1967  SPORTS  EVENTS

  • World Series -
    St. Louis d. Boston (4-3)
  • NBA Championship -
    Philadelphia 76ers d.
    SF Warriors (4-2)
  • Stanley Cup -
    Toronto d. Montreal (4-2)
  • Super Bowl -
    Green Bay Packers d.
    Kansas City (35-10)

DEATHS THIS  YEAR

  • Upton Sinclair
  • Spencer Tracy