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June 18, 1968

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Headlines from June 18, 1968

Chronic Alcoholics' Jailing For Intoxication Is Upheld; JAIL TERM UPHELD FOR ALCOHOLICS

By Special to The New York Times

Sup Ct, 5-4, rules jailing chronic alcoholics for pub drunkenness does not violate their const rights, L Powell case; Justice Marshall delivers prevailing opinion expressing fears that extension of 8th Amendment's bar against 'cruel and unusual punishment' could be stretched to excuse persons who commit more serious crimes while drunk; Justice Fortas dissent argues that alcoholism is disease and person should not be punished for condition he can not change

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 12, 1968, covering June 18, 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

1968Frank Müller, German decathlete[†]

Frank Müller is a retired male decathlete from Germany. He twice competed at the Summer Olympics for his native country. Müller set his personal best in the men's decathlon on 22 July 2000 in Salzgitter.

Historical Context for June 18, 1968

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