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junta spokesman M Sideratos denounces as 'rehash' draft of Const drawn up by jurists group last Dec; indicates that radically revised version will be prepared; confirms rumors that junta is dissatisfied with draft; makes other comments
Pres Stroessner re-elected in 1st natl election under '67 Const that allows more freedom to opposition parties; ruling Colorado party wins 2/3 of Legis seats; campaign revd
Governor Rockefeller, in a surprise move last night, announced that he would delay for three days his proposed temporary state take-over of the city's Sanitation Depart ment "to give the Mayor an opportunity to work out a settlement with the sanitation union."
SAIGON, South Vietnam, Feb. 11 -- "There's nothing here but old ladies," Capt. Jeffrey I. Dalia radioed to his battalion headquarters this afternoon as his infantry company completed a search for Vietcong in a suburban hamlet.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 7, 1968, covering February 12, 1968.
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Bob Dylan
1968Josh Brolin, American actor[†]
Josh James Brolin is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008).
1968Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress[†]
Chynna Gilliam Phillips is an American singer and actress. She is a member of the pop vocal trio Wilson Phillips and is the daughter of the Mamas & the Papas band members John and Michelle Phillips and half-sister of Mackenzie and Bijou Phillips.
1968Nathan Rees, Australian politician, 41st Premier of New South Wales[†]
Nathan Rees is an Australian former politician who served as the 41st Premier of New South Wales and leader of the New South Wales Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009. Rees was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Toongabbie for Labor from 2007 to 2015.
1968Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre.[†]
The Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre was a massacre of unarmed civilians in the villages of Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất, Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Province in South Vietnam reported to have been conducted by the 2nd Marine Brigade of the Republic of Korea Marines (ROKMC) during the Vietnam War on 12 February 1968.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]