13 Midshipmen Face Dismissal In Marijuana Case at Annapolis; 13 Annapolis Midshipmen Face Ouster
13 midshipmen face dismissal for using marijuana
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13 midshipmen face dismissal for using marijuana
Sen, 58-34, rejects bid by Repub and Dem leadership to kill open housing sec; Mansfield holds it is unrealistic to hope for passage of bill with sec included; doubts Sen will impose closure
USSR Embassy, Washington, is bombed; US calls move senseless act, rejects USSR charge that police protection was inadequate; Johnson orders inquiry; Rusk expresses regret to Amb Dobrynin; illus; map
marines at Khesanh find flaws in their defenses; details
HR passes bill, 199-190, to eliminate remaining 25% gold cover; motion to send bill back to com defeated, 206188; Repub opposition and debate revd
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 21, 1968, covering February 22, 1968.
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Diana Ross & The Supremes
1968Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick[β ]
Shawn Michael Graham is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captured a majority of seats in the 2006 election. After being elected, Graham initiated a number of changes to provincial policy especially in the areas of health care, education and energy. His party was defeated in the New Brunswick provincial election held September 27, 2010, and Graham resigned as Liberal leader on November 9, 2010.
1968Jeri Ryan, American model and actress[β ]
Jeri Lynn Ryan is an American actress best known for her role as the former Borg drone Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager (1997β2001) and Star Trek: Picard (2020β2023) for which she won two Saturn Awards in 2001 and 2024.
1968Kazuhiro Sasaki, Japanese baseball player[β ]
Kazuhiro Sasaki is a Japanese former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played his entire Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career with the Yokohama TaiyΕ Whales / Yokohama BayStars, and played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Seattle Mariners (2000β2003). His nickname "Daimajin" was named after the tokusatsu character of the same name, and Sasaki has participated in advertisements and several collaborations with the franchise.
1968Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster[β ]
Jayson Williams is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 seasons, primarily with the New Jersey Nets. He played his first three seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, who acquired him in trade with the Phoenix Suns following the 1990 NBA draft. Williams spent the remainder of his career with the Nets and was an All-Star in 1998. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[β ]