1967 Headline News

The U.S. troops capture a hill near Dak To after 19 bloody days of battle. Antiwar protest marches become more frequent.
Albert de Salvo, the "Boston Strangler," admits to 13 murders and is sentenced to life in prison.
Computers are used to generate electronic music.
Mailer publishes "Why Are We in Vietnam?", on which the film "The Deer Hunter" is loosely based.
The X-15 research aircraft sets a speed record of Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph).

A fire kills U.S. astronauts White, Grissom and Chaffee during a launch test.


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