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September 9, 1968

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Headlines from September 9, 1968

LINDSAY ASSERTS SCHOOLS IN CITY WILL OPEN TODAY; UNION INSISTS STRIKE IS ON; 5-HOUR TALK HELD Shanker Says Return of Ousted Teachers Was Not Settled Lindsay Asserts Schools Will Open Today, but Teacher Union Insists Strike Is On CITY HALL PARLEY GOES ON 5 HOURS Shanker Says Issue of 10 Ousted in Brooklyn Zone Was Not Resolved

By M. A. Farber

Mayor Lindsay announced yesterday that the city's schools would reopen as scheduled today, but the president of the United Federation of Teachers said that his union's 55,000 members would be on strike.

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Miss Wade Upsets Mrs. King in Tennis

By Unknown Author

Virginia Wade, a nonprofessional from Britain, upset Mrs. Billie Jean King yesterday in the women's singles final of the $100,000 United States Open tennis championships at Forest Hills, Queens.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1968, covering September 9, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Waiting For The Sun by The Doors

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  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
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Wheels Of Fire by Cream

    Wheels Of Fire

    Cream

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Realization by Johnny Rivers

    Realization

    Johnny Rivers

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

1968Jon Drummond, American sprinter and coach[†]

Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

1968Clive Mendonca, English footballer[†]

Clive Paul Mendonca is an English former professional footballer, who played as a forward between 1986 and 2002, notably for Grimsby Town and Charlton Athletic. Mendonca also played for Sheffield United, Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United. Known to his team mates as “Clyde” as a reference to the famous series of films “Any which way” starring Clint Eastwood and Clyde the Orangutan.

Julia Sawalha

1968Julia Sawalha, English actress[†]

Julia Sawalha is an English actress. She is best known for playing Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012). Her other television roles include as Lynda Day in Press Gang (1989–1993), as Hannah Greyshott in Second Thoughts (1991–1994) and its sequel series, Faith in the Future (1995–1998), Lydia Bennet in the television miniseries of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (1995), Georgina and Kid's vocal effects in Sheeep (2000–2001), Carla Borrego in Jonathan Creek (2001–2004) and Dorcas Lane in the BBC's costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011). Her film credits include Buddy's Song (1991), The Wind in the Willows (1996), Chicken Run (2000) and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016).

Historical Context for September 9, 1968

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