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April 29, 1968

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CONDUCT OF POLICE AT RALLY SCORED; Brutality During Arrests in Washington Sq. Charged by Civil Liberties Union

By Paul Hofmann

NY Civil Liberties Union calls for Police Dept trial of Chief Inspector Garelick and Deputy Chief Inspector Cooper on charges involving allegedly brutal conduct by plainclothes men in dealing with demonstrators in Washington Sq Pk, NYC; union to file request for trial; to bring suit in Fed Ct against Police Dept for alleged deprivation of civil rights in incidents during demonstrations earlier in the day; A Neier comments; says he and others would lodge complaints with Civilian Complaint Rev Bd; Lindsay says move is proper procedure; says police handled themselves 'pretty well'; incidents recalled; Police Dept rejects repts that it used Chemical Mace

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 24, 1968, covering April 29, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blooming Hits by Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Blooming Hits

    Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding

    The Dock Of The Bay

    Otis Redding

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

    Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    77

Notable Births

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

1968Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Croatian politician and diplomat, 4th President of Croatia[†]

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is a Croatian politician and diplomat who served as the president of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She was the first woman to be elected to the office since the first multi-party elections in 1990 and independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. At 46 years of age, she also became the youngest person to assume the presidency.

Notable Deaths

1968Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (born 1877)[†]

Aasa Helgesen born Aasa Røinesdal was a Norwegian midwife and politician. She served as mayor of Utsira from 1926 to 1928, and was the first female mayor in Norway. She worked as a midwife in Utsira from 1903 to 1942.

Lin Zhao

1968Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident (born 1932)[†]

Lin Zhao, born Peng Lingzhao (彭令昭), was a prominent Chinese dissident who was imprisoned and later executed by gunshot by the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution for her criticism of Mao Zedong's policies. She is widely considered to be a martyr and exemplar for Chinese and other Christians, like the Chinese church leader and teacher Watchman Nee.

Historical Context for April 29, 1968

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