China; Her Call Is for No Let-up in the Conflict
By -TILLMAN DURDIN
HONG KONG -- As far as the Chinese Communist public news media are concerned, there are no Vietnam peace talks.
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On this day
July 7, 1968
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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For Bankers, Life Is Getting Complicated; For Bankers, Life Is Getting Complex
By H. Erich Heinemann
article on ferment in business that has resulted from rapid growth, increasing complexity and interpenetration with non-banking indus; recent developments involving new services, conversions from state to natl charters, operation of subsidiaries and problems of concentration discussed
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Europeans Turn Discover America's Sales Pitch Into a Group Analysis Session; Discover America Sales Pitch
By Paul J. C. Friedlander
BRUSSELS -- The original idea behind the excursion from the New World to Brussels by Discover America, Inc., was to put on a genuine American-style sales meeting to persuade Europe's key travel agents and wholesale tour operators to sell travel to America to their European clients.
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Detente -- Shadow or Substance?
By -RAYMOND H. ANDERSON
strike ends as Mayor Daley announces compromise settlement after meeting with Transit Auth and union officials; he sees workers grievances 'justified'
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ORIOLES BEAT YANKEES, 5-1; METS CRUSH PHILS, 11-6; Leonhard Hurls 3-Hitter, Retires 13 Yanks in Row
By Joseph Durso
The New York Yankees were starved out by the Baltimore Orioles yesterday, 5-1, and were held to three hits by a pitcher who signed his professional contract for a 20 per cent discount on a pair of baseball shoes.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 3, 1968, covering July 7, 1968.
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Bookends
Simon & Garfunkel
- Last week
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- 1
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- 11
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The Graduate
Soundtrack
- Last week
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- Peak
- 1
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- 17
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Beat Of The Brass
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- Last week
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- 3
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- 9
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Disraeli Gears
Cream
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- 4
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- 31
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A Tramp Shining
Richard Harris
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- 12
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- 5
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- 8
Notable Births
1968Jorja Fox, American actress[†]
Jorja Fox is an American actress. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring role of Secret Service Agent Gina Toscano in the NBC political drama The West Wing in 2000. She portrayed Sara Sidle in the CBS police procedural crime-drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, both as a regular and recurring (2008–2010) cast member. She reprised the role in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021.
Notable Deaths
1968Jo Schlesser, French race car driver (born 1928)[†]
Joseph Théodule Marie Schlesser was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed. He scored no championship points. He was the uncle of Jean-Louis Schlesser who himself became a Formula One driver in the 1980s.
Historical Context for July 7, 1968
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]