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US observers believe new maneuvers performed by latest USSR space payloads indicate USSR is testing maneuverable rocket stage that could be used to guide bombs from orbit; some fear recent launchings represent advance from FOBS to MOBS (Multiple Orbital Bombardment System) that would station nuclear warhead in orbit
Humphrey silent on whether he will enter race; Mansfield, Johnson adviser J Valenti see Johnson not endorsing candidate; most Dem Natl Com staff members seen ready to shift from Johnson to Humphrey; Tex party leaders back Connally as favorite son with idea of throwing support to Humphrey; favorite-son moves are underway in other states with same motive; Humphrey support in South noted; Minn drive for Humphrey begins; Humphrey, in NYC appearance, refuses to rule out race; illus
US planes attack rr siding 220 mi N of buffer zone and hit other targets; attacks fall within Johnson definition of area where attacks could be expected to continue
Legis Repubs and Dems agree to scrap Rockefeller surcharge, Travia plan as part of budget compromise; most officials see pkg 'gimmick' to delay unpleasant pol task of raising income taxes in election yr; Rockefeller calls it irresponsible
McCarthy wins Wis Dem Pres primary; says war still is at issue because there is need for policy determination; Nixon cancellation of s on war noted
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 3, 1968, covering April 3, 1968.
Soundtrack
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan
Simon & Garfunkel
1968Sebastian Bach, Bahamian-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor[†]
Sebastian Philip Bierk, known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. He has acted on Broadway and has made appearances in film and television such as Trailer Park Boys, The Masked Singer and Gilmore Girls. He continues his music career as a solo artist.
1968Charlotte Coleman, English actress (died 2001)[†]
Charlotte Ninon Coleman was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Jess in the television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990). For these roles she received BAFTA nominations in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Actress categories respectively. Her childhood roles included Sue in Worzel Gummidge (1979–1981) and the character Marmalade Atkins (1981–1984).
1968Jamie Hewlett, English director and performer[†]
Jamie Christopher Hewlett is a British comic book artist and illustrator. He is the co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl with Alan Martin and the virtual band Gorillaz, alongside Blur frontman Damon Albarn.
1968Tomoaki Kanemoto, Japanese baseball player[†]
Tomoaki Kanemoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and manager. In his career as a player he spent 11 years with the Hiroshima Carp before moving to the Hanshin Tigers in 2003, where he spent another 10 years. He holds the world record for consecutive games played without missing an inning and consecutive innings.
1968Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech; he was assassinated the next day.[†]
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]