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Article on rebellion waged by southern provs since '56; map; illus; conditions in south described
police break up peace march of 4,000 in W Berlin; arrest 40
Orthodox chs mark Palm Sunday, Jerusalem
Pope Paul proclaims hope for negotiated peace, Easter message; illus
Colgate sit-in ends as univ pledges to end discriminatory fraternity housing practices; Robinson asks demonstrators, all white except for 33 Negroes and 1 Negro alumnus, to observe 1 min of silence; under pact Phi Delta Theta members may live in fraternity house for 2 more yrs but will have no representation in student senate and will be barred from intramural competition and from organizing soc affairs; fraternity had agreed to end selectivity but said it would take 2 yrs to effect change because of natl affiliation; Barnett cheered by students, denies rumored resignation; indicated that opposition to pact came from univ's funding sources, not individual trustees; special prayer offered for sit-in participants at Easter service; demonstrators illus
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 10, 1968, covering April 15, 1968.
Soundtrack
Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra
Aretha Franklin
Otis Redding
Simon & Garfunkel
1968Ben Clarke, English rugby player and coach[†]
Ben Clarke, is a former England back-row international rugby union player.
1968Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan-French runner[†]
Brahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007.
1968Ed O'Brien, English guitarist[†]
Edward John O'Brien is an English guitarist, songwriter, and member of the rock band Radiohead. He releases solo music under the name EOB.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]