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August 30, 1968

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Headlines from August 30, 1968

M'CARTHY PLEDGES DRIVE WILL GO ON; Tells Peace Demonstrators He'll Campaign for Doves but Not for Humphrey McCarthy Promises Peace Demonstrators His Campaign Against War Will Go On SENATOR TO STUMP FOR DOVES IN FALL But He Says He Won't Back Either Presidential Ticket -- Thanks Supporters

By Special to The New York Times

McCarthy speaks to thousands of demonstrators involved in clashes with police; Secret Service sought to persuade McCarthy not to go into midst of various peace groups; many demonstrators said to regard McCarthy as a man simply 'on the outs' with Johnson's establishment and not 'on the outs' with The Establishment; McCarthy comments noted

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Zeckendorf Files Bankruptcy Plea; ZECKENDORF FILES BANKRUPTCY PLEA

By Terry Robards

he files petition, US Dist Ct, NYC, seeking arrangement under Chap XI of Fed Bankruptcy Act whereby creditors can be paid off legally with amts less than they are owed; petition lists personal assets of $1,885,620 and liabilities totaling $79,076,000; is filed 3 yrs after his realty empire, Webb & Knapp, was committed to reorgn under Bankruptcy Act; some major creditors listed; Zeckendorf por

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 28, 1968, covering August 30, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wheels Of Fire by Cream

    Wheels Of Fire

    Cream

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Aretha Now by Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Now

    Aretha Franklin

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Realization by Johnny Rivers

    Realization

    Johnny Rivers

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

1968Diran Adebayo, English author and critic[†]

Oludiran "Diran" Adebayo FRSL is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic best known for his 1996 novel Some Kind of Black.

Vladimir Malakhov (ice hockey)

1968Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player[†]

Vladimir Igorevich Malakhov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the Russian Super League. Currently, Malakhov is a Player Development coach for the New York Islanders.

Notable Deaths

William Talman (actor)

1968William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (born 1915)[†]

William Whitney Talman Jr. was an American television and movie actor, best known for playing Los Angeles District Attorney Hamilton Berger in the television series Perry Mason.

Historical Context for August 30, 1968

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