SMATHERS ARGUES FOR NEW TAX PLAN; Hints Johnson Would Favor Combining Surcharge With Reduced Spending Cuts
Sen opens debate on bill; attaching surcharge and spending ceiling discussed
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Sen opens debate on bill; attaching surcharge and spending ceiling discussed
S J Roche, who leaves US post in S Vietnam to protest US 'failures', says program is poorly supervised
13-yr-old S Vietnamese boy, made honorary ranger for aiding S Vietnamese troops in seizing 7 Vietcong, illus
Govt dismisses Warsaw Univ Profs Baczko, Kolkowski, Morawski, Bauman, Hirszowicz and Brus on charges of instigating and aiding student protests; Prof Zolkiewski, Jew and Central Com member, also dismissed from post as Polish Acad of Sciences dept head; reason undisclosed; dismissals seen as particularly serious since they had tenure; Polish press agency PAP holds they supported teaching assts J Kuron and K Modzelewski, arrested during 1st 2 days of student demonstrations, and other Jewish dissident students; dismissals came in wake of resurgence of anti-Zionist campaign in defiance of Gomulka's plea for moderation; Zolkiewski to retain professorship and Central Com post for time being; army newspaper Zolnierz Wolnosci cites apparent evidence of pro-Zionist sentiments within its own ranks
Mrs James' atty, R Rubin, wins Sup Ct order for hearing on whether Powell's parole should be revoked and he be jailed for contempt of ct; holds Markewich was unaware of arrest order issued against Powell in Puerto Rico for violating parole there; Williams gets right for another hearing on motion to strike down 3 contempt rulings; holds that since Powell has paid virtually all money he owes Mrs James, charges should be dropped
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 20, 1968, covering March 26, 1968.
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Aretha Franklin
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Soundtrack
Bob Dylan
1968Laurent Brochard, French cyclist[†]
Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.
1968Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Kenneth Arnold Chesney is an American country singer. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, he released his debut, In My Wildest Dreams, in 1994, and has since released 19 follow-ups. His albums spawned 27 singles that have peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
1968James Iha, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
James Yoshinobu Iha is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He was a member until the band's initial breakup in 2000 and rejoined in 2018.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]