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Boro Pres Sutton says his support of Humphrey will depend on whether Humphrey reformulates his position on war, TV int
Muskie says he had 'impression' Chicago police 'overreacted' in their suppression of youthful protesters, TV int; displays attitude softer than Humphrey's; notes many innocent people were hurt
officials rept over 8,000 known dead, including estimated 800 in Kakhk village area; several thousand others missing; 2,500 hurt; relief workers and troops aid victims; Premier Hoveida at site; new quakes cause extensive damage; Kakhk survivors and damage illus; map showing towns hit by quake
survey of racial clash in Cleveland, July
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 28, 1968, covering September 2, 1968.
Cream
The Rascals
The Doors
Aretha Franklin
Johnny Rivers
1968Cynthia Watros, American actress[†]
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American actress recognized for her roles in both daytime and primetime television. In 1994, she was cast in the regular role of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light, which earned her the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1998. In 2002, she was cast as Kellie on The Drew Carey Show and in 2005 joined the cast of Lost as Libby Smith. Since 2019, Watros has portrayed the role of Nina Reeves on ABC's General Hospital.
1968Francisco Acevedo, American serial killer[†]
Francisco Acevedo is an American serial killer who was convicted of strangling three women to death in New York between 1989 and 1996. Acevedo was linked to the murders in 2009 after voluntarily giving his DNA as a parole condition for drunk driving. In 2012, he was sentenced to 75 years to life imprisonment.
1968Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.[†]
Operation OAU was a battle between Nigerian 3 Marine Commando Division (3MCDO) and Biafran 12 Division in modern day south-eastern Nigeria. Operation OAU was an intermittent battle that may have resulted in over 25,000 deaths on both sides. Although the Biafran soldiers were outnumbered, they were able to retain control of Umuahia and eventually recapture the cities of Owerri and Aba.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]