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they leave CTK office; Rude Pravo hails move but deplores fact many other newsmen and broadcasters cannot return to work
MTA exec Gilhooley holds meeting supervisors demands on time-and-a-half for overtime could force fare increase; Ronan pledges to maintain 20¢ fare through '69
G C Wallace scores Sup Ct decision under which membership in Communist party is not, automatically, ground for refusal of security clearance
USSR newspaper Izvestia, denouncing Czech Foreign Min Hajek, says he favored resumption of diplomatic ties; Hajek consistently maintained USSR position barring resumption until Israel withdraws from occupied Arab areas, although under popular pressure for resumption
W Mitchell, ex-convict, surrenders after wounding 2 persons and holding a 2-yr-old girl hostage for nearly hrs in basement of house, New Cassel, NY; child unharmed; Dr Pone credited with getting him to surrender
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1968, covering September 4, 1968.
The Doors
The Rascals
Cream
Jose Feliciano
Johnny Rivers
1968John DiMaggio, American voice actor[â ]
John William DiMaggio is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken on Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman on Samurai Jack, Brother Blood on Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Shnitzel on Chowder, Fu Dog on American Dragon: Jake Long, Hammerhead and Sandman on The Spectacular Spider-Man, Aquaman on Batman: The Brave and the Bold, King Zøg on Disenchantment, Jocktopus on Fish Hooks, Wakka and Kimahri in Final Fantasy X, Rath in the Ben 10 franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot, Nitro Zeus, Transit and Stratosphere in the Transformers film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of Princess Mononoke.
1968Mike Piazza, American baseball player[â ]
Michael Joseph Piazza is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007, and is a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. He intended to serve as the manager of the Italian national baseball team in 2020 and 2021 championships, though was unable to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Piazza played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, while also having brief stints with the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics. A 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, he produced strong offensive numbers at his position; in his career, he recorded 427 home runsâa record 396 of which were hit as catcherâalong with a .308 batting average and 1,335 runs batted in (RBI).
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[â ]