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June 17, 1968

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Stepped-Up Guerrilla Action in Israel Reported; Arab Commandos Supported by Egypt and Jordan Stepped-Up Guerrilla Action Inside Israel Reported

By Thomas F. Bradyspecial To the New York Times

repts from Arab sources indicate guerrilla action against Israel is increasing with blessing of UAR and Jordan; Al Fatah rept claiming 37 operations, Apr, 49, May, and 10 in early June noted; difficulty of obtaining accurate figures discussed; guerrilla goal is end to Zionist state

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FOE IS DRIVEN OFF IN 7-HOUR BATTLE NORTH OF SAIGON; 52 of the Enemy Are Killed in Attack on U.S. Battalion Hunting for Rocket Units NAVY PATROL BOAT SUNK Gen. Abrams Pledges to Put a Stop to the Shelling of South Vietnam's Capital FOE IS DRIVEN BACK IN 7-HOUR BATTLE

By Joseph B. Treasterspecial To the New York Times

enemy troops attack US bn camped 7 mi from central Saigon; 3 Amers killed, 32 wounded; Amer troops repulse attackers and kill 52 of them in more than 7 hrs of fighting; no shelling of Saigon in 24 hrs reptd; Gen Abrams says attacks will be stopped; scattered actions around Saigon reptd; map

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 12, 1968, covering June 17, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beat Of The Brass by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Beat Of The Brass

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees by The Monkees

    The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees

    The Monkees

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

    Honey

    Bobby Goldsboro

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1968Steve Georgallis, Australian rugby league player and coach[†]

Steve Georgallis is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of Greece, an assistant coach for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL), Head Coach of the Parramatta Eels Womens team (NRLW), and former professional rugby league footballer.

Minoru Suzuki

1968Minoru Suzuki, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist[†]

Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known for his tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, former two-time NEVER Openweight Champion, former one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, former one-time NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion and a former Provisional KOPW Champion. He also makes appearances for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is a member of Contra Unit and is a former MLW World Tag Team Champion, with Ikuro Kwon.

Notable Deaths

José Nasazzi

1968José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1901)[†]

José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Historical Context for June 17, 1968

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