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July 31, 1968

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Headlines from July 31, 1968

A PACT IS REACHED IN STEEL INDUSTRY; Terms, Ratified by Union, Include a 44-Cent Increase in Pay and Fringe Gains A PACT IS REACHED IN STEEL INDUSTRY

By Joseph A. Loftusspecial To the New York Times

indus and union agree on new 3-yr contract raising wages at least 44¢ an hr and improving fringe benefits; terms detailed; union Indus Conf Bd ratifies pact; Abel and indus spokesman Cooper comment; see operations cut by large inventories; FMCS dir Simkin lauds settlement without Govt intervention

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Soviet Reported Widening Troop Build-Up in Poland; Soviet Reported Expanding Its Build-Up of Forces in Poland

By Jonathan Randalspecial To the New York Times

Warsaw sources rept Soviet Army has concentrated combat units in Poland capable of armed intervention in Czech and that Soviet troop movements in last 3 days have assumed dimensions in excess of simple show of force; Tass distributes statement that movements are extension to Poland and E Ger of maneuvers in USSR; Polish forces also appear to be involved

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ACTION ON CZECHS BY SOVIET FORCES HELD LESS LIKELY; Prague Sources Give View After Opening of Parley With Russians at Cierna ATMOSPHERE 'CORRECT' ' Codification of Differences' on Reforms Described as Probable Result of Talks Prague Sources Report That Talks With Russians Make Intervention Less Likely TONE OF MEETING TERMED 'CORRECT' Czechs Are Said to Expect 'Codification of Differences' as Outcome of Parley

By Henry Kammspecial To the New York Times

PRAGUE, July 30 -- Well-in-formed Czechoslovak sources believe that the meeting between the leaders of this country and those of the Soviet Union has served to push the possibility of Soviet military intervention further into the background.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 31, 1968, covering July 31, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Beat Of The Brass by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Beat Of The Brass

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wheels Of Fire by Cream

    Wheels Of Fire

    Cream

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    4
  3. 3
    Album cover for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

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    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Now

    Aretha Franklin

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    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

1968Saeed-Al-Saffar, Emirati cricketer[†]

Saeed-al-Saffar is an Emirati cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level, most notably in the One Day International the Emirates side played against the Netherlands in Lahore in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He also competed for the UAE in the 1996–97 and 2001 versions of the ICC Trophy, which is the qualifying competition for the World Cup played between non-Test nations.

Julian Richards (director)

1968Julian Richards, Welsh director and producer[†]

Julian Richards is a Welsh film director. He is associated with the Cool Cymru era of culture and arts in Wales.

Notable Deaths

Jack Pizzey

1968Jack Pizzey, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Queensland (born 1911)[†]

Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year. To date, he is the most recent premier of an Australian state to die in office.

Historical Context for July 31, 1968

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