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R M Nixon lauds auth; visits Chickamauga Dam
Sen Foreign Relations Com urges Johnson delay ratification until assured that majority of potential nuclear states intends to accept pact; at same time, urges immediate Sen approval, with formal ratification decision left to Pres; fears that US will find itself party to treaty subscribed to only by group of nations with no nuclear potential; minority rept opposes approval now because of Czech invasion and 'uncertainties' over terms and implementation of pact
Caetano sworn in; assures nation he will maintain main policies of Salazar regime, TV-radio s; notes need for communication between Govt and people
France in effect vetoes for 3d time Brit entry into EEC by rejecting Ger proposal for interim arrangement calling for 30% cuts in indus tariffs between EEC and GB for 3 yrs; Min Debre turns down plan offered by Min Brandt as step that could 'either lead to or facilitate membership,' EEC mins council meeting; plan backed by 4 other EEC members; Min Luns (Netherlands) calls French statement 'great disappointment,' sees repeated discussions of Brit application becoming 'waste of time'; bids by GB, Ireland, Norway and Denmark on council agenda for 8th time; Brandt reptdly holds mkt is in period of stagnation
Dirksen drops his strong advocacy of Fortas nomination, weakening prospects for confirmation; says he will not vote to end filibuster, leaves open question of whether he will vote for confirmation; Fortas opponents call upon Pres Johnson to withdraw nomination; Sen Hansen says Fortas should resign from ct; opponents of nomination led by Griffin say privately that they will win by a majority vote if closure vote is held; Mansfield files closure petition; says plans for a 2d closure vote, which he had indicated earlier, have not yet been finalized; Dirksen policy shift linked to pressure from Illinois over ct's 6-3 ruling, June, on capital punishment in which Fortas voted with majority; W T Gossett, Amer Bar Assn pres, denies repts that he will ask assn to rev its endorsement of Fortas; Hansen criticizes Fortas participation in White House talks on Vietnam and for participation in Katzenbach v Morgan voting rights case; says his loyalty to Johnson has led him to exercise 'monumentally poor judgment'
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 25, 1968, covering September 28, 1968.
The Rascals
The Doors
Jose Feliciano
Big Brother And The Holding Company
Johnny Rivers
1968Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist[†]
Francois "Frans" Botha is a South African former professional boxer and kickboxer. He competed in boxing from 1990 to 2014, and is perhaps best known for winning the IBF heavyweight title against Axel Schulz in 1995, but was later stripped after failing a drug test. He later challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 2000 and 2002. Botha has competed against former Heavyweight Champions Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Michael Moorer and Evander Holyfield late in their respective careers. Botha competed once in mixed martial arts in 2004.
1968Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver[†]
Mika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001. Nicknamed "the Flying Finn", Häkkinen won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
1968Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)[†]
Patricia Anne Keenan was an English musician and singer. She was the lead vocalist and founding member of the electronic band Broadcast, which she formed in 1995. The band released a total of five studio albums, including The Noise Made by People (2000), Haha Sound (2003), and Tender Buttons (2005), and earned a cult following.
1968Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (died 2008)[†]
Sean Edward Levert was an American singer-songwriter and actor. Levert was best known as a member of the R&B vocal group LeVert. Levert was the son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and younger brother of singer Gerald Levert.
1968Rob Moroso, American race car driver (died 1990)[†]
Robert James Moroso was an American NASCAR racing driver who was champion of the NASCAR Busch Series in 1989, and was posthumously awarded the 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award. A promising young driver, he and another driver were killed when Moroso was driving under the influence at excessive speeds on roads near his hometown of Terrell, North Carolina.
1968Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer[†]
Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Known for her work predominantly in independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]