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July 12, 1968

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Headlines from July 12, 1968

Johnson Asks Admission of Food Into Biafra to Avert Starvation; JOHNSON APPEALS FOR BIAFRA RELIEF

By Charles Mohrspecial To the New York Times

Pres Johnson urges 'all those bearing responsibility' to allow relief supplies to enter Eastern Region; repts US ready to give IRC more funds, supplies and equipment; Adm officials stress US unwillingness to undertake any relief program that would violate sovereignty of Fed Govt; indicate US opposes airlift directly to Eastern area; Asst Sec Palmer to conf with IRC officials, Geneva; Fed Govt reptdly relaxes opposition to proposed daylight airlift into Eastern area; approves IRC proposal to ask East to set aside 1 airstrip exclusively for IRC use; GB airlifts 18 tons of food concentrates to Federally-held areas; UNICEF begins fund-raising drive

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SENATORS PRESS EFFORT TO DELAY ACTION ON FORTAS; Hearings Open With Clark Testifying on Legality of Filling Warren's Post Senators Press Effort to Delay Action on Nomination of Fortas

By Fred P. Grahamspecial To the New York Times

Sen Judiciary Com hearings on Fortas nomination make little progress as opponents press efforts to block confirmation until after Johnson leaves office; Atty Gen Clark testifies on legal ramifications of language used by Warren and Johnson in their exch of correspondence over Warren resignation; illus; defends language on resignation being contingent upon confirmation of a successor as a desirable way to assure continuity in office; refuses to concede that Warren retirement is revocable and that he would stay on if he did not get the successor he wanted; com chmn Eastland agrees to delay Fortas appearance to give Sen Ervin time to marshal queries on Fortas's const views

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 10, 1968, covering July 12, 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

Notable Births

1968Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer[†]

Catherine Plewinski is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France, who won two bronze medals at the Summer Olympics. She first did so in Seoul at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later she captured the bronze in the 100 m butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Historical Context for July 12, 1968

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