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WASHINGTON, April 11 -- With another plea against violence and for the legal redress of injustice, President Johnson signed today the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
Proposed 2-block expansion of UN hq includes plan for new parking facilities
FBI seeks 36-yr-old white man E S Galt in connection with slaying; unable to match bullet that killed King with rifle believed to be assassin's weapon; Clark says he is optimistic that slayer will be caught, s, Anti-Defamation League, NYC
Rockefeller says he might formally enter race before conv, press conf, NYC; confident he can win election; aides are concerned that pub got impression from his statement that he would not be active candidate, that he is reluctant to run; politicians view Rockefeller's recent statements as effort to correct impression; he does not agree with Morton view that he is backed by 19 or 20 of 26 Repub Govs; Sen Morton repts natl Rockefeller for Pres com formed; J I Miller is chmn; members listed; Gov Shafer rejects request actively to back Rockefeller
UAR sources say Israel and Jordan have approved statement worked out by Jarring that vaguely stipulates parties involved are to deliberate about implementing Security Council Nov resolution; rept UAR has not yet been informed; Hussein seen unlikely to act on formula without UAR approval, Nasser seen unlikely to act for settlement in near future because of preoccupation with domestic concerns; Israeli sources say Israel accepted Jarring formula early in Mar that was to have led to inv to Jordanian, Israeli and UAR reprs to Cyprus; says UAR rejected formula, Jarring later modified it; Jarring reptdly tells Eban Nasser is unwilling at present to attempt any pol solution; reptdly will visit Amman to probe Jordanian position; Sen Javits urges Johnson Adm to seek new USSR-US peace initiative, including joint sponsorship of Council resolution calling for peace talks; scores present Adm policy
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 10, 1968, covering April 12, 1968.
Soundtrack
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Aretha Franklin
Otis Redding
Simon & Garfunkel
1968Alicia Coppola, American actress[†]
Alicia Coppola is an American actress. She became known for playing Lorna Devon in the soap opera Another World from 1991 to 1994. Afterwards, she made regular and guest star appearances in various television series, notably Jericho and Blood & Treasure, and appeared in films such as National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
1968Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer[†]
Tobias "Toby" Gad is a German music producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for co-writing songs including John Legend's biggest hit, "All of Me", the fifth-highest certified single in RIAA history, and for co-writing and producing "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie and "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé. Other notable works include "Skyscraper" for Demi Lovato, "Who You Are" for Jessie J, "Untouched" for The Veronicas, "A Year Without Rain" for Selena Gomez & the Scene, "Don't Hold Your Breath" for Nicole Scherzinger, "Love You More" for JLS, and "I Do" for Colbie Caillat.
1968Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Adam Scott Graves is a Canadian former professional hockey player. He played 10 seasons with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks in a career that spanned from 1987 to 2003. He finished his career with 329 goals, 287 assists and 1,224 penalty minutes. He is currently a New York Rangers special assistant with Prospect Development and Community Relations. Graves was born in Tecumseh and grew up in Toronto.
1968Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (born 1899)[†]
Heinz Heinrich Nordhoff was a German engineer who led the rebuilding of Volkswagen (VW) after World War II. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine on Feb. 15, 1954.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]