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March 11, 1968

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Headlines from March 11, 1968

NIXON WITHHOLDS HIS PEACE IDEAS; Says to Tell Details of Plan Would Sap His Bargaining Position if He's Elected Nixon Withholds Details on Carrying Out His Plan to End the Vietnam War

By Robert B. Simple Jr

Nixon indicates he will stand firm on pledge that new Adm would end war, but continues to resist pressure to explain how he or any other Repub Pres would achieve objective, int; says explanation of implementation of pledge would fatally weaken his bargaining position if he became Pres; mentions USSR is possible key to securing settlement; says it would be dangerous to answer question whether Gen Eisenhower's techniques in Korea might provide pattern for future diplomacy in Vietnam; makes other comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 6, 1968, covering March 11, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Axis: Bold As Love

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack) by The Beatles

    Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

    The Beatles

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Lisa Loeb

1968Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter[†]

Lisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. She started her career with "Stay " from the film Reality Bites, the first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 for an artist without a recording contract. She achieved two additional top-20 singles with "Do You Sleep?" in 1996 and "I Do" in 1998. Her studio albums include two consecutive albums that were certified gold: Tails and Firecracker.

Historical Context for March 11, 1968

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