Johnson and Nixon Given Big New Hampshire Edge; BIG MARGINS SEEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Gen Westmoreland reptdly seeks ground actions into Cambodia
Maj Gen Nguyen Duc Thang says enemy conscripted enough troops to offset 'severe losses' suffered during recent offensive; says enemy was able to do this because of vacuum created in countryside when rural pacification and defense teams were pulled into cities to help thwart urban assaults; says quality of replacements is very poor; urges S Vietnamese Army to launch defensive campaigns immediately; estimate of enemy losses at 50,000 said to be far too high by some observers; actions taken by Nguyen Due Thang as new comdr of IV Corps noted
No matter what surprises the New Hampshire Presidential primary might bring, former Vice President Richard M. Nixon is virtually certain to emerge with eight more delegates to the Republican National Convention and Governor Rockefeller of New York with none.
THE piano is center-stage, the orchestra tuned and waiting. The audience whispers its last bit of intermission chatter as the house lights dim. Suspenseful moments pass. The soloist emerges, striding briskly through the orchestra toward his instrument. Behind, at a respectful distance, walks the conductor.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 6, 1968, covering March 10, 1968.
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Bob Dylan
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Beatles
Aretha Franklin
1968Alma Čardžić, Bosnian singer[†]
Alma Čardžić is a Bosnian singer. She's best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests in 1994 and 1997.

1968Pavel Srníček, Czech footballer and coach (died 2015)[†]
Pavel Srníček was a Czech football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]