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derides US claim that intelligence ship Pueblo did not violate N Korean territorial waters, s, UN Security Council
Sec Rusk, in Sen Foreign Relations Com exec session on N Korean seizure of US intelligence ship Pueblo, says US will reconsider policies governing operation of such ships off shores of Communist nations
Thompson again asks USSR intercession in crisis, Moscow; conflicting statements by Soviet officials indicate Govt has not yet made final decision; Soviet press does not rept US request for intercession, depicts US as villain in situation
USN makes some code changes as gen precaution; notes codes used by Pueblo and other US ships are unique so that capture of 1 ship would not provide key to other codes
Gov Rockefeller shelves L S Rockefeller proposal for creation of pk in Adirondack Forest Preserve; to appt comm to make new study of proposal; comm would not have to make rept to Gov and Legis until Apr 15, '69; NYS Conservation Dept, conservationists and sportsmen opposition to pk recalled; Interior Dept spokesmen say proposal is still under study
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 24, 1968, covering January 27, 1968.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Monkees
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
1968Tracy Lawrence, American country singer[†]
Tracy Lee Lawrence is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta, Texas, and raised in Foreman, Arkansas, Lawrence began performing at age 15 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990 to begin his country music career. He signed to Atlantic Records Nashville in 1991 and made his debut late that year with the album Sticks and Stones. Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label's country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, DreamWorks Records, Mercury Records Nashville, and his own labels, Rocky Comfort Records and Lawrence Music Group.
1968Mike Patton, American singer, composer, and voice artist[†]
Michael Allan Patton is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. He has also fronted and/or played with Tomahawk, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fantômas, Moonchild Trio, Kaada/Patton, Dead Cross, Lovage, Mondo Cane, the X-ecutioners, and Peeping Tom. Consistent collaborators through his varied career include avant-garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn, hip hop producer Dan the Automator and classical violinist Eyvind Kang. Patton saw his largest success with Faith No More; although they scored only one US hit, they scored three UK top 20 singles.
1968Matt Stover, American football player[†]
John Matthew Stover is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. After five seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he was among the Browns players transferred to the newly created Ravens franchise in 1996, with whom he played 13 seasons. Additionally, Stover was a member of the New York Giants during his first season and Indianapolis Colts during his last. His most successful season was in 2000 when he earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors en route to the Ravens winning their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV. He was also part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV. For his accomplishments with the Ravens, Stover was named to the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor in 2011.
1968Tricky, English rapper and producer[†]
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English music artist, record producer, vocalist and rapper. Born and raised in Bristol, in southwest England, he began his career as an early member of the band Massive Attack, alongside Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles. Through his work with Massive Attack and other artists, Tricky became a major figure in the Bristol underground scene, which gave rise to multiple internationally recognized artists and the music genre of trip hop.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]