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In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]
1968Eric "Bobo" Correa, American musician[†]
Eric "Bobo" Correa is an American percussionist and a member of the hip hop bands Beastie Boys, then Cypress Hill and Ritmo Machine as well as the Industrial metal band Sol Invicto. He performed and recorded with the Beastie Boys through the 1990s.
1968Daphne Koller, Israeli-American computer scientist and academic[†]
Daphne Koller is an Israeli-American computer scientist. She was a professor in the department of computer science at Stanford University and a MacArthur Foundation fellowship recipient. She is one of the founders of Coursera, an online education platform. Her general research area is artificial intelligence and its applications in the biomedical sciences. Koller was featured in a 2004 article by MIT Technology Review titled "10 Emerging Technologies That Will Change Your World" concerning the topic of Bayesian machine learning.
1968Michael Long, New Zealand golfer[†]
Michael Richard Long is a New Zealand professional golfer who has played on a number of tours, including two seasons on the PGA Tour and three seasons on the European Tour. He won four times on the PGA Tour of Australasia between 1996 and 2018 and twice on the Nationwide Tour. He won the 2020 European Senior Tour Q-School.
1968Matthew Ridge, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster[†]
Matthew John Ridge is a New Zealand television presenter, and a former rugby union and rugby league footballer.
1968Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (born 1906)[†]
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent was a Greek and Danish princess by birth and a British princess by marriage. She was a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, and a granddaughter of King George I and Queen Olga of Greece. Princess Marina married Prince George, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in 1934. They had three children: Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael.
Police Dept repts murder arrests up 40.2%, Jan-June, above '67 period
Sen Inouye discusses nation's ills, keynote s to Dem Natl Conv
restored to leadership position under Moscow pact
assn announces members have begun 'no arrest' policy
restored to leadership position under Moscow pact
Humphrey assocs say that if he is nominated he will choose a Vice Pres who will add pol strength to ticket; discussion centers 1st on Muskie, Alioto, Sanford, then on Harris, R J Hughes and Shriver; strong feeling among some Humphrey men is for need of a Cath candidate who is member of ethnic minority; Daley, whoso 1st choice had been E M Kennedy, now pushes for Muskie; leading Southern candidate is Connally; chances that Humphrey would extend Vice-Pres offer to McCarthy diminished; Humphrey camp not amused by McCarthy statement he might accept Vice Pres 'to save the Republic'
CHICAGO, Tuesday, Aug. 27 -- Vice President Humphrey's supporters demonstrated a precarious grip on the Democratic convention early today by beating back a formidable challenge to the delegation of President Johnson's home state of Texas.
BERLIN, Aug. 26 -- The East German regime tightened controls on the populace today amid mounting reports of pro-Czechoslovak protest demonstrations across the country.
enemy forces retreat from Duclap area under heavy barrage; hundreds dead; allied casualties heavy; area ravaged; Amers surveying damage to camp and outpost say battle was enemy's longest siege since attack on Saigon in May; count of casualties incomplete; enemy refrains from major ground attack on most important cities; action near Tamky and Danang reptd; allied comdrs rept over 6,000 enemy soldiers killed in battles in past 8 days; breakdown by area; map
Dem Platform responding to Adm pressure, adopts, 62-35, pro-Adm Vietnam plank urging bombing halt but on conditional terms; Dem doves plan to carry to conv floor issue of incorporating into platform plank calling for 'unconditional halt to bombing of North; Humphrey hoped to avoid test but it was forced on him by Johnson's behind-the-scenes intervention in drafting of plank; McCarthy says plank 'offers people 4 more yrs like the last 3'; details on controversy over drafting of plank
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