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In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]
1968Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]
Nelison "Nick" Anderson is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1968Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer[†]
Junior Randalph Murray MBE is a former West Indian cricketer. He was the first Grenadian to play Test cricket for the West Indies.
several city comrs have been called to appear before grand jury in Hogan probe; 1 comr says 'word is out that anyone who ever met Itkin' may have to testify; Fed grand jury indicts Schwartz and Roden on charges of conspiracy to murder witness in Fed case; Itkin reptdly is under 24-hr guard
Livermore, Calif, school official J McCarty in London to recruit teachers for posts in Livermore school system; says he is seeking to 'skim off cream of Brit system'; repr for Natl Teachers Union, which represents majority of Brit teachers, critical of action; high salaries offered seen major inducement to teachers accepting posts
Fedorenko given farewell luncheon by Sec Gen Thant
VIENTIANE, Jan. 19 (UPI) -United States helicopters rescued an entire battalion of Laotian Government soldiers Continued on Page 2, Column 6
Sen Aiken accuses Adm of resorting to 'mil strength' to camouflage its 'pol ineptitude', s, Sen; says Vietnam problem involves internal conflict over direction of nationalist aspirants; says to identify N Vietnamese and Vietcong as integral parts of world Communism is fantasy; says Adm has embraced this fantasy and uses it to rationalize war; Sen Fulbright commends him; Sen Cooper says Johnson earnestly seeks negotiations, but time has come to act rather than talk; Under Sec Katzenbach defends US policy
Laotian mil authorities say N Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces in southern Laos are gathering rice harvest to feed N Vietnamese soldiers infiltrating S Vietnam
NMU begins charging retired seamen service fee for receiving, pensions; calls move legal; US Labor Dept and NYS Banking Dept probe
Pres Johnson names C M Clifford Defense Sec; failed in previous efforts to recruit him for Cabinet posts
Fed grand jury, NYC, indicts Lombard's, Rockland County, NY, co on charges of unlawfully shipping pistols and revolvers to customers in 4 states, 1st such indictment; also names B Lombard and mail order co King for Price, Inc; US Atty Morgenthau says Lombard sold weapons in store and by mail to customers in states barring such sales without permits or licenses
NASA issues 100-page rept to Cong on steps to reduce fire hazards in spacecraft; major changes detailed; NASA says it 'reconfirmed that pure oxygen should be used during flight but craft has been modified to use ordinary air or oxygen-enriched air while on launching pad; repts 1,113 of 1,412 nonmetallic items have been evaluated and some action taken
4 men with Afro-style haircuts and wearing Black Muslim symbols invade Jr HS 117, Bklyn, and beat principal J R O'Connor and 2 other school officials; 1 is captured by teachers and turned over to police; incident seen linked to lr by area resident pub in Amsterdam News which charged that pupils were not permitted to re-enter school after eating lunch outside during recent freezing weather
Adm aides to ask HR Ways and Means Com for 10% surcharge, effective Apr 1 on individuals and retroactive to Jan 1 on corps; see move yielding $1.9-billion more in collections in fiscal 68, $1-billion from corps; expect extra $800-million if Adm plan to put corp collections on more of pay-as-you-go basis is adopted; put surtax revenue at $9.8-billion, fiscal '69; com plan to consider other measures after hearing aides rules out swift action on surtax