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June 21, 1968

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for June 21, 1968

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 19, 1968, covering June 21, 1968.

1
The Graduate
Soundtrack
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
15
2
Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
9
3
Beat Of The Brass
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Last week
3
Peak
3
Weeks
7
4
The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees
The Monkees
Last week
4
Peak
3
Weeks
7
5
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
Last week
5
Peak
5
Weeks
10
6
Look Around
Sergio Mendes
Last week
7
Peak
6
Weeks
16
7
Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix
Last week
9
Peak
7
Weeks
44
8
Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme
Simon & Garfunkel
Last week
6
Peak
4
Weeks
85
9
Disraeli Gears
Cream
Last week
11
Peak
7
Weeks
29
10
Music From "A Fistful Of Dollars" & "For A Few Dollars More" & "The Good; T
Hugo Montenegro| His Orchestra And Chorus
Last week
10
Peak
10
Weeks
19

Notable Births

1968Sonique, English singer-songwriter and DJ^[†]

Sonia Marina Clarke, better known by her stage name Sonique, is an English singer, musician and DJ. She came to public attention as a member of dance band S'Express during the early 1990s, but achieved greater success as a solo artist in the early-to mid 2000s. During this period, she achieved UK top 20 hits with "It Feels So Good", "Sky", "I Put a Spell on You" and "Can't Make Up My Mind", and won the 2001 BRIT Award for British female solo artist.

Notable Deaths

1968Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)^[†]

Constance Georgina Adams, also known as Constance Georgina Tardrew, was a South African housewife and collector of botanical specimens. Known by the nicknames Connie and Daisy, Adams was born in Cape Town and spent her early childhood on a farm in Tulbagh before moving to Warrenton. She subsequently lived in Kimberley before getting married, settling in Johannesburg where she became active in the Housewives League of South Africa. Inspired by her parents' interest in botany, she became a successful collector for both the Albany Museum in Grahamstown and McGregor Museum in Kimberley. She also cultivated a friendship with the Director of the latter, Maria Wilman. She collected over 240 specimens, which were presented to the Albany Museum, McGregor Museum and the National Herbarium in Pretoria.

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Headlines from June 21, 1968

CLIFFORD DETECTS SLIGHT PARIS GAIN; He Says 'Bits and Straws' Point to Secret Sessions With North Vietnamese Clifford Detects Slight Gain in Talks on Vietnam

By Neil Sheehanspecial To the New York Times

Sec Clifford says he detects 'bits and straws' of forward movement in talks, news conf, Pentagon; says progress is being made toward moving talks from pub propaganda to secret bargaining; notes length of tea breaks; says Johnson is likely to continue bombing restrictions as long as hope holds out that N Vietnam might reciprocate; Vance to head Amer delegation at next session

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Series of Fierce Battles Fought At the Approaches to Saigon; BATTLES FOUGHT IN AREA OF SAIGON

By Joseph B. Treasterspecial To the New York Times

Series of fierce battles fought at Saigon approaches; enemy shells some targets in city; at least 20 civilians wounded; Vietcong sets off explosive in soccer stadium in Quangngai Prov; details on action near Saigon; map

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SENATE DUE TO ACT TODAY; House Unit Votes Gun Bill, But Senate Panel Delays It House Committee Votes Gun Control Bill, but Senate Panel Puts Off Action for a Week

By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Administration's gun control bill was approved today by the House Judiciary Committee but ran into a potentially troublesome delay in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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HOUSE APPROVES SURTAX ON INCOMES BY 268 TO 150;; PRESIDENT ELATED Terms Action 'Victory for Nation' -- It Cuts Budget by 6-Billion House Votes Surtax on Incomes; Senate Passage Expected Today

By Eileen Shanahanspecial To the New York Times

HR approves 10% income tax surcharge coupled with $6-billion spending cut after debate over fear that pkg constitutes too much econ restraint and Mills warning that inflation could lead to recession; Johnson hails vote as ins against econ chaos, statement

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Manchester and Harper Donate $750,000 to the Kennedy Library; KENNEDY LIBRARY IS GIVEN $750,000

By Henry Raymont

Manchester and Harper & Row contribute $750,000 from profits of Death of a President to Kennedy Memorial Library; Mrs Kennedy hails gift as 'noble gesture'; wants it also to be considered as memorial to R F Kennedy; gift seen final gesture of reconciliation between Manchester and Kennedys; Manchester comments

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Scientists Upset by Research Aid Cuts; Scientists Upset as Cuts in Budget Imperil Research

By Robert Reinhold

of lagging Fed support for basic research

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Broadway Strike Settled With Mayor's Assistance; 3-Day Broadway Strike Ends as Mayor Intervenes

By Richard F. Shepard

strike ends after talks under Lindsay auspices; wkly pay rise of $15-25 over 3-yr period, binding arbitration on alien actor issue, other provisions

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NATO ADDS CURBS ON EAST GERMANS; Bars Visits by Some Groups Entirely and Sets $5 Tax to Retaliate on Berlin NATO ADDS CURBS ON EAST GERMANS

By Special to The New York Times

NATO members curb travel of E Ger pol figures, journalists and parliamentary delegations to West; restrictions do not apply for travel by E Gers to W Ger; move is 1st western countermeasure; W Ger Govt proposes subsidized air shuttle between Hanover and W Berlin to compensate for E Ger restrictions

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87 POOR IN CAPITAL HELD IN PROTESTS; Street Sit-in Halts Traffic -- Police Hurl Tear Gas 87 POOR IN CAPITAL HELD IN PROTESTS

By Earl Caldwellspecial To the New York Times

demonstrators stage their 1st acts of mass civil disobedience, 87 arrested on disorderly conduct charges in series of confrontations with policemen hurling tear gas; major confrontation is at Agr Dept, where rank-and-file marchers turn orderly wk-long 'vigil' into a sit-in; Abernathy, in a news conf, suggests that demonstrations will become more militant; group of Indians marches on Bur of Indian Affairs; delegation of whites from W Va meets with Sen R C Byrd; Resurrection City residents show signs they have no intentions of leaving when permit expires; their attys reptdly meet with Interior Dept officials on extension but without accord; youths clash with police outside city; illus

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HUMPHREY VOWS HE'LL BE OWN MAN IF HE IS ELECTED; Stresses His Long Belief in Change and in Political Solution in Vietnam Humphrey, Resuming Campaign, Asserts He'll Be His Own Man

By Roy Reedspecial To the New York Times

Humphrey pledges he would be his own man if elected, news conf; does not offer to abandon Johnson Adm policy, but stresses he always believed strongly in change; says he always advocated pol solution, never felt war was subject to mil solution

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COUNCIL REBUFFS MAYOR ON BUDGET, OVERRIDING VETO; All Six Republicans Join in Rejection of Changes That Lindsay Made ATMOSPHERE IS BITTER Board of Estimate Takes Similar Action as Final Total Is $5.9-Billion G.O.P. COUNCILMAN TURN ON LINDSAY

By Charles G. Bennett

Estimate Bd and Council reduce by $11,823,000 Lindsay allocation for salaries

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LINDSAY DEMANDS CUT IN GAS RATES; Says Con Ed Overcharged Users $20-Million Since '63 -- Seeks State Action Lindsay Accuses Con Edison Of Overcharging Its Gas Users

By Richard Reeves

Mayor Lindsay charges Consol Edison has been overcharging natural gas customers for last 5 yrs, lr to PSC; demands PSC force co to reduce rates immediately; scores PSC for allowing co to change its accounting procedures; charges in lr are based on NYC investigation of communications between PSC and co regarding extension of '52 agreement under which co was allowed to pass on conversion costs to customers until '67; Lindsay, calling 'incredible' PSC approval of co plea to spread '67 amortization payments over 3 yrs, says co profits from gas averaged 7.62% from '62 to '66; PSC spokesman refuses to comment on lr; co chmn Luce issues statement on rates citing reductions

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Historical Context for June 21, 1968

The Graduate

Bookends

Beat Of The Brass

The Birds; The Bees & The Monkees

Honey

Look Around

Are You Experienced?

Parsley; Sage; Rosemary And Thyme

Disraeli Gears

Music From "A Fistful Of Dollars" & "For A Few Dollars More" & "The Good; T

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Headlines from June 21, 1968

CLIFFORD DETECTS SLIGHT PARIS GAIN; He Says 'Bits and Straws' Point to Secret Sessions With North Vietnamese Clifford Detects Slight Gain in Talks on Vietnam

Series of Fierce Battles Fought At the Approaches to Saigon; BATTLES FOUGHT IN AREA OF SAIGON

SENATE DUE TO ACT TODAY; House Unit Votes Gun Bill, But Senate Panel Delays It House Committee Votes Gun Control Bill, but Senate Panel Puts Off Action for a Week

HOUSE APPROVES SURTAX ON INCOMES BY 268 TO 150;; PRESIDENT ELATED Terms Action 'Victory for Nation' -- It Cuts Budget by 6-Billion House Votes Surtax on Incomes; Senate Passage Expected Today

Manchester and Harper Donate $750,000 to the Kennedy Library; KENNEDY LIBRARY IS GIVEN $750,000

Scientists Upset by Research Aid Cuts; Scientists Upset as Cuts in Budget Imperil Research

Broadway Strike Settled With Mayor's Assistance; 3-Day Broadway Strike Ends as Mayor Intervenes

NATO ADDS CURBS ON EAST GERMANS; Bars Visits by Some Groups Entirely and Sets $5 Tax to Retaliate on Berlin NATO ADDS CURBS ON EAST GERMANS

87 POOR IN CAPITAL HELD IN PROTESTS; Street Sit-in Halts Traffic -- Police Hurl Tear Gas 87 POOR IN CAPITAL HELD IN PROTESTS

HUMPHREY VOWS HE'LL BE OWN MAN IF HE IS ELECTED; Stresses His Long Belief in Change and in Political Solution in Vietnam Humphrey, Resuming Campaign, Asserts He'll Be His Own Man

COUNCIL REBUFFS MAYOR ON BUDGET, OVERRIDING VETO; All Six Republicans Join in Rejection of Changes That Lindsay Made ATMOSPHERE IS BITTER Board of Estimate Takes Similar Action as Final Total Is $5.9-Billion G.O.P. COUNCILMAN TURN ON LINDSAY

LINDSAY DEMANDS CUT IN GAS RATES; Says Con Ed Overcharged Users $20-Million Since '63 -- Seeks State Action Lindsay Accuses Con Edison Of Overcharging Its Gas Users