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March 22, 1968

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Headlines from March 22, 1968

FILIPINOS MUTINY, SLAY CAMP CHIEF; Inquiries Opened Into Fight in Jungle-Warfare Center FILIPINOS MUTINY, SLAY CAMP CHIEF

By Special to The New York Times

Pres Marcos and Legis order probe of mutiny at previously secret special forces training camp on Corregidor Island; camp comdr and 14 soldiers reptdly killed; gens rept shootings and killings resulted from 'mutiny and desertion' by trainees who had been kept under sustained, simulated, severe jungle-warfare conditions for several months; concede some trainees had broken down; say only 3 were killed and 2 wounded in clashes; Sen Almendras queries camp purposes and procedures

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 20, 1968, covering March 22, 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
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    15
  2. 2
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Axis: Bold As Love

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
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    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

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    114
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9

Historical Context for March 22, 1968

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