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January 6, 1968

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Headlines from January 6, 1968

PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT AS TEST FOR HANOI; Administration Is Urged to Take Steps to See Whether North Will Negotiate OFFER OF TALKS IS CITED Appeals to Johnson Come From Senators, Rabbi and West German Socialists PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT

By Hedrick Smithspecial To the New York Times

Adm comes under mounting pressure to halt war against N Vietnam to test Hanoi's latest offer to begin talks; Adm spokesmen decline to comment on appeals and do not elaborate on Rusk explanation that US is studying Nguyen Duy Trinh statement; appeals for bombing cessation by W Ger Soc Dem leaders, Sens McCarthy, R F Kennedy and Cooper, and Rabbi A J Lelyveld noted; Repr Rivers sends telegram to Johnson urging him not to consider cessation; asserts that US is 'not going to be sucker for N Vietnamese tricks'; Cooper lauds Johnson's decision to use diplomatic means to solve Cambodian border problem; Pres Nguyen Van Thieu says S Vietnam welcomes any peace talks; says everyone waits for clarification from Hanoi

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WELFARE BUDGET ASKS $1.4-BILLION, BIGGEST CITY ITEM; Increase Mandated by Rise in Recipients of Relief and Medicaid Expense TOTAL IS UP 51 PER CENT Ginsberg Says 780,000 Are Getting Help, With 14,000 Added Each Month WELFARE BUDGET ASKS $1.4-BILLION

By Peter Kihss

Human Resources Adm asks $1,560,000,000, fiscal '69; breakdown; included is $1,390,700,000 for welfare services, now highest city budget item; Admr Ginsberg stresses entire welfare request is mandated

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RULES FOR X-RAYS OF KENNEDY GIVEN; Archives Releases Text of Agreement Transferring Records of the Autopsy KENNEDY X-RAYS SECRET TILL 1971

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The National Archives made public today the text of the agreement under which autopsy photographs and X-rays of President Kennedy's body will be held secret until Oct. 29, 1971.

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SIHANOUK HOPEFUL ON U.S. RELATIONS; Says Bowles Talks on Issue of Cambodia Sanctuary May Ease Tensions SIHANOUK HOPEFUL ON U. S. RELATIONS

By Tillman Durdinspecial To the New York Times

Norodom Sihanouk, in replies to questions by NY Times, says improved relations between Cambodia and US would result from Bowles's visit; reiterates that Internatl Control Comm should be strengthened; rules out any US-Cambodian accord whereby US would investigate intrusions into Cambodia; says Cambodia cannot authorize US reconnaissance flights; says there should be no Amer forces stationed in Vietnam; says Cambodian troops will retaliate if they are fired upon by US troops; says he would not call for aid from N Vietnamese or Vietcong forces, would ask aid from Communist China if need be; Amb Bowles plans to leave for Cambodia

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Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft; U.S. Says Five Conspired to Counsel Young Men to Resist Service SPOCK AND COFFIN INDICTED BY U.S.

By Fred P. Grahamspecial To the New York Times

Dr B Spock, Yale U chaplain Rev W S Coffin Jr, M Ferber, M Goodman and M Raskin indicted, Boston, for conspiring to counsel young men to violate draft laws; Atty Gen Clark says 5 will not be arrested but will be notified when to appear for arraignment; Hershey lauds indictments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 3, 1968, covering January 6, 1968.

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Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)
The Beatles
Last week
4
Peak
1
Weeks
3
2
Their Satanic Majesties Request
The Rolling Stones
Last week
5
Peak
2
Weeks
3
3
Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.
The Monkees
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
7
4
Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
15
5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
29

Notable Births

1968John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)^[†]

John Daniel Singleton was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest nominee in the category.

Historical Events

1968Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45.^[†]

Aeroflot Flight 1668 was a scheduled flight from Yakutsk to Novosibirsk with stopovers at Olekminsk, Lensk, Ust-Kut and Krasnoyarsk that crashed shortly after take-off from Olekminsk on 6 January 1968. All 45 people on board died. The subsequent investigation was unable to determine the root cause of the accident.

Historical Context for January 6, 1968

In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people^[†]

Headlines from January 6, 1968

PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT AS TEST FOR HANOI; Administration Is Urged to Take Steps to See Whether North Will Negotiate OFFER OF TALKS IS CITED Appeals to Johnson Come From Senators, Rabbi and West German Socialists PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT

WELFARE BUDGET ASKS $1.4-BILLION, BIGGEST CITY ITEM; Increase Mandated by Rise in Recipients of Relief and Medicaid Expense TOTAL IS UP 51 PER CENT Ginsberg Says 780,000 Are Getting Help, With 14,000 Added Each Month WELFARE BUDGET ASKS $1.4-BILLION

RULES FOR X-RAYS OF KENNEDY GIVEN; Archives Releases Text of Agreement Transferring Records of the Autopsy KENNEDY X-RAYS SECRET TILL 1971

SIHANOUK HOPEFUL ON U.S. RELATIONS; Says Bowles Talks on Issue of Cambodia Sanctuary May Ease Tensions SIHANOUK HOPEFUL ON U. S. RELATIONS

Spock and Coffin Indicted For Activity Against Draft; U.S. Says Five Conspired to Counsel Young Men to Resist Service SPOCK AND COFFIN INDICTED BY U.S.

Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

Their Satanic Majesties Request

Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.

Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Notable Births

Historical Events

Historical Context for January 6, 1968