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March 23, 1968

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SENATE APPROVES ETHICS CODE, 67-1; Sets Standards of Financial Conduct -- Aiken Dissents on 'Slush Fund' Reversal

By John W. Finney

Sen, 67-1, adopts its 1st formal ethics code setting financial standards for Sens and Sen employes; Aiken, lone dissenter, scores code as 'farce'; code requires pub disclosures of contributions and imposes curbs on campaign fund-raising and other outside activities of employes; violators risk vote of censure; there are no penalties; Aiken protest prompted by amendment offered by Yarborough and Javits to let Sens use private contributions to meet personal or office expenses; amendment reverses previous day's approval of Case amendment; vote is 43-28, with many Sens reversing their votes on Case amendment; code's main provisions outlined; Dodd amendment to state specifically what conduct is barred defeated, 65-5

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WESTMORELAND TO LEAVE VIETNAM, HEAD THE ARMY;; SHIFT DUE BY JULY

By Max Frankel

Johnson announces his intention to appt Gen Westmoreland as Army C/S, replacing him as commander of Amer forces sometime before July 2, news conf; does not announce successor; says shift was recommended by ex-Sec McNamara and Sec Clifford; shows McNamara note; lauds Westmoreland; says no changes in strategy or tactics are implied by personnel change as such; leaves open possibility new commander might make some new recommendations; speculation on successor to Westmoreland; Sens Stennis and Miller comment on shift; Westmoreland says Gen Wheeler told him of shift; regrets departure before victory is achieved

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GUERRILLAS BACK AT JORDAN CAMP; Attack by Israelis Failed to Destroy Base at Karameh or Wipe Out Commandos

By Thomas F. Brady

Israeli attack failed to wipe out Karameh base; commandos hail fight they put up; their version of battle described; they put Israeli strength at 5,000, Israeli dead at over 100; say Israel captured few terrorists; claim they caused cave-in at archeological site in which Dayan was injured; see raid partly in retaliation for incident; Jordanians reptdly to display 25 captured or smashed Israeli armored vehicles in Amman; put Israeli tank losses at 45; 15-min gunfire exch across Jordan River, Bakoura, reptd; Hussein and al-Talhouny tour of Karameh noted; Jordan repts UAR, Libya, Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Sudan and Yemen have accepted Hussein summit bid; says Syria and Saudi Arabia have not replied; Israel repts firing twice on Jordanian positions 10 mi S of Sea of Galilee

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 20, 1968, covering March 23, 1968.

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    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

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    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

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    Album cover for Axis: Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Axis: Bold As Love

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

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Notable Births

Damon Albarn

1968Damon Albarn, English singer-songwriter, producer and actor[†]

Damon Albarn is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz.

Michael Atherton

1968Mike Atherton, English cricketer and journalist[†]

Michael Andrew Atherton is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a then record 54 Test matches. Known for his stubborn resistance during an era of hostile fast bowling, Atherton was described in 2001 as a determined defensive opener who made "batting look like trench warfare". He had several famed bouts with bowlers including South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Glenn McGrath. Atherton often played the anchor role at a time when England batting performances lacked consistency.

Fernando Hierro

1968Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer and manager[†]

Fernando Ruiz Hierro is a Spanish football executive and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder.

Pierre Palmade

1968Pierre Palmade, French actor and screenwriter[†]

Pierre Palmade is a French actor, comedian, stage director and playwright.

Notable Deaths

1968Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (born 1918)[†]

Edwin Greene O'Connor was an American journalist, novelist, and radio commentator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961). His ancestry was Irish, and his novels concerned the Irish-American experience and often dealt with the lives of politicians and priests.

Historical Context for March 23, 1968

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