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July 10, 1968

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Headlines from July 10, 1968

HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES 10-5 TO BAN GUN SALE BY MAIL; Wide Margin Spurs Belief the Bill Will Pass -- Floor Action Due This Week AMENDMENT PROPOSED It Would Set Stiff Jail Terms for Committing a Major Crime With a Firearm RULES UNIT VOTES A GUN SALE CURB

By Fred P. Grahamspecial To the New York Times

HR Rules Com, 10-5, approves Adm bill to ban mail order sales of rifles, shotguns and ammunition; votes to permit an open rule which will enable HR members to offer amendments from floor; Sens Mansfield and Dirksen hold Sen should not be controlled by developments in HR; HR Rules Com provides specifically that HR consider a floor amendment to be offered by Repr Casey to set mandatory stiff prison terms for anyone convicted of committing a major crime with a gun in his possesion; Dirksen says he will offer like amendment

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Vietcong Rule Out a Vote In Vietnam Till U.S. Goes; VIETCONG'S STAND ON VOTE IS GIVEN

By Hedrick Smithspecial To the New York Times

NLF aide Le Quang Chanh says NLF opposes elections to form postwar govt until all Amer and allied troops leave S Vietnam, written int; says NLF will not accept some anti-Communist pol parties in postwar coalition govt; defines some NLF pol terms; reaffirms NLF goal of overthrowing current Saigon regime; praises recently formed alliance

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 10, 1968, covering July 10, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Beat Of The Brass by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Beat Of The Brass

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for A Tramp Shining by Richard Harris

    A Tramp Shining

    Richard Harris

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Look Around by Sergio Mendes

    Look Around

    Sergio Mendes

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    19

Historical Context for July 10, 1968

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