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February 16, 1968

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Headlines from February 16, 1968

U.S. MARINES GAIN 200 YARDS IN DAY AT HUE'S CITADEL; Advance Is Slow in Spite of a 2-Day Bombardment and Close Air Support AN ENEMY UNIT ROUTED Allied Aircraft Also Attack Foe Near Saigon and at Besieged Khesanh Base U.S. MARINES GAIN 200 YARDS AT HUE

By Thomas A. Johnsonspecial To the New York Times

US marine bn renews drive against enemy forces in Hue, advances 200 yds; details on fighting and conditions in city; US stages air attacks against enemy troops and positions near Saigon and at Khesanh; Amer marines ambushed S of Camp Carrol near buffer zone; US attempts to determine if enemy is tunneling under Khesanh base; map of Hue; S Vietnamese women washing clothes on grounds of Univ of Hue, where they have taken refuge, illus

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SANITATION UNION MAY NOT CONTINUE TALK AFTER TODAY; Official Says It Will Return to Members for Instruction if There Is No Accord STRIKE THREAT DENIED City Plans to Pay Workers for 4 Days Today at Old Rate Without Overtime SANITATION UNION BALKS OVER PAY

By Damon Stetson

Bigel says union will return to 'angry' members if talks do not progress but does not threaten another strike; workers not being paid at rate pledged by state; dept to halt overtime work; O'Dwyer plans Appellate appeal to free DeLury; scores Nixon and Romney intrusions into dispute

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BUILDERS SAY CITY OWES $40-MILLION; Trade Group Asserts Delay in Paying Slows Projects Already Behind Schedule BUILDERS SAY CITY OWES $40-MILLION

By Steven V. Roberts

Subcontractors Trade Assn charges NYC owes it $40-million for work on various municipal projects; says delayed payments slow down work on projects, result in cos charging more for city work because they have to borrow to stay in business while waiting for their money; says some cos will not do business with city; Housing Auth chmn A A Walsh comments on charges; problems cited by assn listed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 14, 1968, covering February 16, 1968.

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    Album cover for Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

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    Peak
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  2. 2
    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
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    4
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    Album cover for Their Satanic Majesties Request by The Rolling Stones

    Their Satanic Majesties Request

    The Rolling Stones

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    Peak
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    9
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    Album cover for Herb Alpert's Ninth by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Herb Alpert's Ninth

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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    9
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    Album cover for Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

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    Peak
    1
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    21

Notable Births

Warren Ellis

1968Warren Ellis, English author and screenwriter[†]

Warren Girard Ellis is an English comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including Transmetropolitan (1997–2002), Global Frequency (2002–2004) and Red (2003–2004), which was adapted into the feature films Red (2010) and Red 2 (2013). Ellis is the author of the novels Crooked Little Vein (2007) and Gun Machine (2013) and the novella Normal (2016).

Historical Events

Haleyville, Alabama

1968In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.[†]

Haleyville is a city in Winston and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It incorporated on February 28, 1889. Most of the city is located in Winston County, with a small portion of the western limits entering Marion County. Haleyville was originally named "Davis Cross Roads", having been established at the crossroads of Byler Road and the Illinois Central Railroad. At the 2020 census the population was 4,361, up from 4,173 at the 2010 census.

Civil Air Transport Flight 10

1968Civil Air Transport Flight 010 crashes near Shongshan Airport in Taiwan, killing 21 of the 63 people on board and one more on the ground.[†]

Civil Air Transport Flight 10 was a passenger flight from the now-closed Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong to Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. The flight CT-010 was operated by a Boeing 727-92C with registration B-1018. On 16 February 1968, the aircraft crashed into Hunan village in Linkou Township, Taipei County, killing 21 people on board as well as one person on the ground. 42 people were injured.

Historical Context for February 16, 1968

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