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McCarthy comments, praises Nixon, surprised about Agnew, press conf, Washington; says he thought Nixon would choose S B Derounian
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Fund mgt coste seen cut, benefiting investors, by NYSE proposal to cut brokerage fees in transactions of 1,000 or more shares
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Nixon says he would make end of war 1st order of natl business if elected Pres, s accepting Repub nomination; suggests only new Adm not tied to mistakes and policies of past can bring successful conclusion to hostilities
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 7, 1968, covering August 9, 1968.
Cream
Soundtrack
The Rascals
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Aretha Franklin
1968Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer[†]
Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress, writer, and activist. She is best known for her roles as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the sci-fi series The X-Files, Lily Bart in the drama film The House of Mirth (2000), Det Supt Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama series The Fall (2013–2016), Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama series Sex Education (2019–2023), and Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of the Netflix drama series The Crown (2020). Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
1968Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Eric Martin Andrew Banadinović, known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor. He began his career in the sketch-comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy drama The Castle (1997) and the biographical crime film Chopper (2000).
1968Sam Fogarino, American drummer[†]
Samuel Joseph Fogarino is an American musician who is the drummer of the band Interpol. He has played in bands such as the Holy Terrors, Gus, the Wahoos, Napoleon Solo, the Ton-ups and the Last Night.
1968McG, American director and producer[†]
Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]