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Sen com hearing on proposal; Atty Gen Sills sees dept as 1st step toward 'centralized police state'
Vice Pres Humphrey urges youth help others to further cause of peace and repay own debts to soc, s and question-and-answer session, Canisius Coll, Bufallo
text of US statement
O'Connor rejects as 'pol disgrace' request by Vice Pres Humphrey's campaign officials that he resign so that Dems can nominate Negro or Puerto Rican to strengthen Dem election ticket in city; is visited by Boro Pres Badillo, mentioned as possible candidate; aides query legality of proposal, note Council has right to fill vacancy that occurs after Sept 20; Humphrey aide G Backer backs plan, offers names of Badillo and Boro Pres Sutton
Writers Union confs, pol cartoons appear in press, both for 1st time since new censorship
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 18, 1968, covering September 18, 1968.
The Doors
The Rascals
Jose Feliciano
Cream
Johnny Rivers
1968Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player[†]
Toni Kukoč is a Croatian former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful period in European basketball, he was one of the first established European stars to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kukoč played for four NBA teams between 1993 and 2006, winning the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1996. He is a three-time NBA champion, having won championships with the Chicago Bulls in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
1968Upendra Rao, Indian actor, director, and politician[†]
Upendra Rao is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, producer and politician who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in a few Telugu and Tamil films.
1968Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1905)[†]
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known for his gentlemanly sophisticate roles, with supporting roles by the 1950s. His acting crossed many genres including pre-Code romantic leads to noir layered roles and World War I films. He appeared as a guest star in episodes of several golden age television series, including The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour while continuing to act and produce in the theater and movies throughout the 1960s.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]