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April 6, 1968

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SOVIET ENDORSES ASSENT BY HANOI; Moscow Mentioned as Site of Talks With U.S. -- China Urges Continued War

By Raymond H. Anderson

USSR endorses agreement by N Vietnam to start discussions with US; speculation that Moscow might be site for meeting noted; Kosygin to return to Moscow; Communist China terms Johnson overture 'smokescreen' and urges N Vietnam to continue fighting; US Embassy denies knowledge of arrangements for meeting in Moscow; feeling in Moscow that city would be undesirable site for meeting because of certainty of indignant reaction from China noted; Moscow protests Johnson decision in no way represents cessation of aggression since bombing of N Vietnam continues; declares further development of events depends on whether US agrees to N Vietnam's proposals; other aspects of USSR statement discussed; Pres Tito voices satisfaction over Johnson decision to curtail bombing, int

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 3, 1968, covering April 6, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

    John Wesley Harding

    Bob Dylan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    15
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    74

Notable Births

1968Archon Fung, American political scientist, author, and academic[†]

Archon Fung is the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Democracy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and co-founder of the Transparency Policy Project. Fung served as an assistant professor of public policy at the Kennedy School from July 1999–June 2004, then as an associate professor of public policy at the Kennedy School from July 2004–October 2007, and finally as a professor of public policy from October 2007–March 2009 before being named as the Ford Foundation Chair of Democracy and Citizenship in March 2009. In 2015, he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.

1968Affonso Giaffone, Brazilian race car driver[†]

Affonso Giaffone Neto is a Brazilian former racing driver. He is one of several racing drivers in his family; he is a cousin of Felipe Giaffone, and a cousin-in-law of Rubens Barrichello. His father Affonso Giaffone Jr. was also a racing driver.

Historical Events

Richmond, Indiana

1968In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.[†]

Richmond is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. Bordering the state of Ohio, it is the county seat of Wayne County. In the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,720. It is the principal city of the Richmond micropolitan area. Situated largely within Wayne Township, its area includes a non-contiguous portion in nearby Boston Township, where Richmond Municipal Airport is located.

Pierre Trudeau

1968Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.[†]

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime minister, he served as the leader of the Opposition from 1979 to 1980.

Historical Context for April 6, 1968

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