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module launched by Saturn I rocket; mission marred by engine misfire during 3d orbit, but 2d firing in descent test is successful
state and city officials conf on whether pub hearings on marshal system will be conducted by city or by Legis com; hearings will be set after Mayor Lindsay submits bills to Legis to transfer marshals functions to Sheriff's office; City Sheriff McCloskey calls marshal system an anachronism; Marshal Assn pres L P Marx defers comment until Lindsay submits bills
US acknowledges allied patrol made limited intrusion into Cambodian territory during recent clash; expresses regrets for casualties that might have occurred
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Schools Supt Donovan, citing attack and other acts of unlawful intrusions in pss, calls for $1.25-million emergency fund to set up security force in schools, lr to Educ Bd; says he will meet with Police Comr Leary in order to seek way to qualify guards as 'auxiliary police' with limited powers of arrest; Council of Supervisory Assns demands ouster of Donovan and bd for failing to protect safety of teachers, supervisors and pupils; Parents Orgns of Dist 13 implicitly defends 4 men involved in O'Connor attack; Bklyn CORE chmn Carson warns 'security force' means trouble
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 17, 1968, covering January 23, 1968.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Monkees
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1968Taro Hakase, Japanese violinist and composer[†]
Taro Hakase is a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist and composer.
1968Petr Korda, Czech-Monégasque tennis player[†]
Petr Korda is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in February 1998. Korda won ten singles titles, including the 1998 Australian Open, and was the runner-up at the 1992 French Open. Korda tested positive for doping in July 1998 at Wimbledon, and was banned from September 1999 for 12 months, retiring from the sport shortly before the ban. He is the father of professional golfers Jessica Korda and Nelly Korda, and of professional tennis player Sebastian Korda.
1968USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.[†]
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class technical research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship in 1967 by the United States Navy. She gathered intelligence and oceanographic information, monitoring electronic and radio signals from North Korea. On 23 January 1968, the ship was attacked and captured by a North Korean vessel, in what became known as the "Pueblo incident".
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]