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May 1, 1968

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PICKETS CIRCLE COLUMBIA; CLASS REOPENING DELAYED; 720 PROTESTERS ARRAIGNED; FACULTY IS SPLIT Some Endorse Strike Called by Students After Police Raid Hundreds of Picketing Students Circle Columbia as Class Reopening Is Delayed FACULTY IS SPLIT ON STRIKE ISSUE 720 Protesters Are Arraigned Following Raid in Which 148 Suffered Injuries

By Sylvan Fox

student strike forces univ to remain closed; campus is picketed by hundreds of students demanding ouster of pres Kirk and Dean Truman; illus; students also charge police brutality during recent raid on campus; strike was called by Student Council exec vp J M Nichols who claims strike has support of 2 other student leaders; 125 members of ad hoc faculty group vote to 'respect' strike; entire faculty is substantially split over issue; 500 sr faculty members urge univ admrs to close univ for day to be used as 'day of reason,' resolution; urge setting up tripartite disciplinary comm to assure fair treatment for those students arrested in disorders; also urge exec com be set up to help restore univ to normal conditions; Mayor Lindsay orders Police Comr Leary to submit rept on police actions; Morningside Pk Preservation Com files suit against univ and NYC over leasing arrangements of Morningside Pk for gymnasium; illus of earlier student protest

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 1, 1968, covering May 1, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  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
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for Aretha: Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha: Lady Soul

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    71
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    2
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Good; The Bad And The Ugly by Soundtrack

    The Good; The Bad And The Ugly

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Oliver Bierhoff

1968Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer[†]

Oliver Bierhoff is a German association football official and former player who played as a striker. He has previously served as the technical director of the Germany national team. A tall, strong and prolific goalscorer, Bierhoff was mostly renowned for his excellent abilities in the air, and as a target man, being able to deliver pin-point headers towards goal.

D'arcy Wretzky

1968D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer[†]

D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky is an American musician. She was the original bassist of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. She left the band in 1999. She has also been a member of Catherine and performed with Filter.

Notable Deaths

Jack Adams

1968Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1895)[†]

John James "Jolly Jack" Adams was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators between 1917 and 1927. He won the Stanley Cup twice as a player, with Toronto in 1918 and Ottawa in 1927, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Harold Nicolson

1968Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (born 1886)[†]

Sir Harold George Nicolson was a British politician, writer, broadcaster and gardener. His wife was Vita Sackville-West.

Historical Context for May 1, 1968

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