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Cordier announces 2d univ bid to ease campus tension by reinstating 42 students suspended for spring campus demonstrations; Rudd and 29 other students not included in action
large flow of royalty payments to Govt from offshore leases noted
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Czech Govt confirms his suicide
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 11, 1968, covering September 12, 1968.
The Doors
The Rascals
Cream
Jose Feliciano
Johnny Rivers
1968Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter[†]
Reid Laurence "Larry" LaLonde, also known as Ler LaLonde, is an American musician. He has been the guitarist for the rock band Primus since 1989, where he is known for his experimental accompaniment to the bass playing of bandmate Les Claypool. Previously, he played guitar for several groups including Possessed and Blind Illusion. He also has collaborated more recently with artists such as Serj Tankian and Tom Waits.
1968Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (died 2014)[†]
Nicholas Lyulph Russell, 6th Earl Russell, styled Viscount Amberley between 1987 and 2004, was the elder son of Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell and Elizabeth Russell. He succeeded to the Earldom of Russell on his father's death on 14 October 2004.
1968Richard Snell, South African cricketer and physiotherapist[†]
Richard Peter Snell is a former South African cricketer who played in five Test matches and 42 One Day Internationals for South Africa.
1968Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and writer[†]
Paul Francis Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He worked in television on such programs as Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever, later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.
1968Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and journalist (born 1894)[†]
Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot. He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1930 PGA, and 1931 Open Championship. Armour popularized the term yips, the colloquial term for a sudden and unexplained loss of skills in experienced athletes.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]