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August 1, 1968

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Hanoi's Negotiators Score Rusk's Views as 'Absurd'; Hanoi Negotiators Score Rusk Views as 'Absurd'

By Hedrick Smithspecial To the New York Times

N Vietnamese negotiators reject what they term 'extremely absurd demand' voiced by Rusk for authoritative word that N Vietnam would exercise restraint if US stopped all bombing, 15th session; Ha Van Lau scores Rusk demand; rejects US suggestion that N Vietnam's rephrasing of demand concerning pol program represents softening of N Vietnamese position; repeats demand as it has been stated since 65; Harriman prepared statement noted; refuses to comment on Rusk demand; illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 31, 1968, covering August 1, 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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    13
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wheels Of Fire by Cream

    Wheels Of Fire

    Cream

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

    Bookends

    Simon & Garfunkel

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    15
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Graduate by Soundtrack

    The Graduate

    Soundtrack

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    21
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Now

    Aretha Franklin

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    4

Notable Births

Stacey Augmon

1968Stacey Augmon, American basketball player and coach[†]

Stacey Orlando Augmon is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He gained the nickname "Plastic Man" due to his athletic ability to contort his body. Augmon played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He was also an assistant coach at his alma mater, UNLV, under coach Dave Rice. He was previously the head coach of Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League.

Dan Donegan

1968Dan Donegan, American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter[†]

Daniel Joseph Donegan is an American musician who is the guitarist, keyboardist and one of the founding members of heavy metal band Disturbed.

1968Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Shigetoshi Hasegawa is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, best-selling author and Japanese television personality. He achieved the most recognition when he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim Angels (1997–2001), and before that spent six years with the Orix BlueWave. He bats and throws right-handed.

Historical Events

Hassanal Bolkiah

1968The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is held.[†]

Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs in the world.

Historical Context for August 1, 1968

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