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In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]
1968Daniel Craig, English actor and producer[†]
Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His accolades include two National Board of Review Awards, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
1968Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.[†]
Baggeridge Colliery was a colliery located in Sedgley, West Midlands England.
Mayor Lindsay, commenting on Natl Advisory Comm on Civil Disorders rept urging 250,000 jobs be provided for hard-core jobless within yr, notes current NYC programs to provide jobs; says city hopes to get enough Fed funds to be able to offer 100,000 summer jobs for youth
S Vietnamese House, 85-10, rejects Pres Nguyen Van Thieu request that He be given emergency powers to rule by decree for 1 yr to deal with disruption caused by enemy offensive; 3 reprs abstain, 37 do not vote; move seen as surprise; Sen considered more likely to grant request
US Appeals Ct upholds lower ct ruling, in case brought by NY Civil Liberties Union in behalf of members of Veterans and Reservists to End the War in Vietnam and Fifth Avenue Peace Parade Com, that orgns had right to disseminate anti-war literature and discuss their views with travelers inside Port Authority Bus Terminal; orgns' activities recalled
over 200 police clash with 3,000 students at Rome U Architecture School during demonstration by students for passage of bill which would allow student reprs on acad councils; students also seek end to so-called feudal power of aged dept heads; later hold demonstration outside Chamber of Deputies; Parliamentary Left seeks ouster of univ rector d'Avack and Educ Min Gui; illus
civil rights leaders F B McKissick, Rev Dr King, W M Young Jr and Wilkins hail rept; some are skeptical of prospects of implementing rept's recommendations; Natl Chs Council pres Flemming, Anti-Defamation League chmn D Schary, Newark Mayor Addonizio and New Haven Mayor Lee back rept
in Washington
Jarring, reptdly encouraged by his talks in Middle East and at UN, reptdly will invite Israel, UAR and Jordan to send reprs to peace negotiations, probably in Nicosia, when he returns to Cyprus; Israel is expected to accept inv, Jarring reptdly has 'reasonable hope' Arabs will accept; Amb el-Kony reptdly recently told other delegation heads that UAR is prepared to enter talks; Jarring confs with Thant, Ambs Tekoah (Israel), Goldberg (US), Morozov (USSR), Caradon (GB) and Berard (France); reptdly informs them of inv plan; UAR and Jordan interpretation of Security Council Nov resolution seen immediate issue
WASHINGTON, March 1 -The report of the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, finding white racism to be the chief cause of riots and making costly recommendations to stop them, stirred a controversy in Congress today.
Premier Papadopoulos promises that plebiscite will be held this summer on new const that would preserve monarchy and wipe out Communism, news conf; says const will be based on draft prepared by comm of jurists; says text will be amended in spirit of revolution; says martial law remains; makes other comments
Sen rejects closure for 3d time, 59-35; Dirksen stunned by vote; had promised to deliver necessary votes; liberals and Southern Dems angry with Dirksen
B-52s raid Khesanh area
31 S Korean artists, intellectuals and students found guilty, Dec '67, of participating in N Korean spy ring based in Ger, await hearings; major attention focuses on Yun I Sang whose opera will be presented in Bonn (Ger); musicians throughout world have requested his release; Yun I Sang is currently seriously ill in hosp