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some US Govt analysts see interruption in flow of mil supplies by rail through China as way for China to discipline N Vietnam for participating in talks
City Council Bldgs Com approves revised bldg code, 1st revision in 30 yrs; new code permits bldrs to employ modern techniques, methods and materials; com chmn Low comments; expects full Council vote in Aug; upsurge in construction expected because of savings in materials cost; some code provisions cited; Councilman Modugno questions code's effectiveness; Lindsay hails code; his proposal for 9-member bldg code comm to update code to be offered to Council; fate uncertain as Council's bill provides its own system for updating code
NMU breaks off talks, begins strike; does not set pickets immediately; sets up clearance system for mil cargoes; possible effects discussed
Johnson signs tax-spending pkg; says bill passage means our democracy passed a critical test,' statement; says pkg will cut fiscal '69 budget deficit by $20-billion; calls $6-billion spending cut, other provisions unwise but says he signs bill because it is imperative to US econ health; stresses surcharge restores about 1/2 tax cuts he approved in '64 and '65, is based on ability to pay; says Cong should have acted sooner; says it is not last time flexible fiscal policies will be needed; bill also provides further speedup in corp tax collections
Presidium pub statement scoring progressives' appeal to Czech people to take direct action to purge remaining Novotny forces in Govt and party; statement denies charges that democratization process is being halted and warns against opposition to party; Dubcek expresses concern over appeal and dissociates himself from it; Gen Kodaj, in conservative counterattack, calls appeal 'a counterrevolutionary challenge', s, Natl Assembly; Natl Assembly unanimously approves similar statement presented by Premier Cernik; Cernik holds Govt will continue to press its programs and gradually ease out discredited persons; warns against moves to spur wholesale purge; controversy reptd to he motivated by upcoming dist party confs; USSR workers hold rallies in support of Czech conservatives, response to lr from Prague unit of pol activists in People's Militia police orgn; lr pledges to back party control
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 26, 1968, covering June 29, 1968.
Simon & Garfunkel
Soundtrack
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Cream
Bobby Goldsboro
1968Brian d'Arcy James, American actor and musician[†]
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician. He is known primarily for his Broadway roles, including Shrek in Shrek the Musical, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten!, King George III in Hamilton, and The Baker in Into the Woods. He has received five Tony Award nominations for his work. On-screen, he is known for his recurring role as Andy Baker on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, Officer Krupke in West Side Story, and reporter Matt Carroll in Spotlight.
1968Theoren Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Theoren Wallace "Theo" Fleury is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, author and motivational speaker. Fleury played for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Tappara of Finland's SM-liiga, and the Belfast Giants of the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. He was drafted by the Flames in the 8th round, 166th overall, at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and played over 1,000 games in the NHL between 1989 and 2003.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]