Enigmatic Giant of Modern Art; The Grand Dada Marcel Duchamp, Art Giant, Dies
By Alexander Keneas
Duchamp, Marcel
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October 3, 1968
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SENATE REJECTS MISSILES DELAY; Funds to Begin Deployment of Sentinel Defensive Net Retained by 45 to 25 SENATE REJECTS MISSILES DELAY
By John W. Finneyspecial To the New York Times
Sen, 45-25, rejects Sen Cooper amendment to eliminate $387.4-million asked by Adm to begin deploying Sentinel system; vote follows secret session called by Cooper to discuss intelligence data on Communist China's ICBM capabilities and programs and USSR's antimissile developments
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ST. LOUIS WINS, 4-0, IN SERIES OPENER; GIBSON SETS MARK; Cardinal Hurler Strikes Out 17 Tigers to Break Record of 15 Held by Koufax M'LAIN LEAVES IN SIXTH Winners Score Three Runs in Fourth -- Brock Clouts a Home Run in Seventh On the Base Paths and on the Mound, Yesterday Was All St. Louis CARDS 4-0 VICTORS IN SERIES OPENER
By Joseph Dursospecial To the New York Times
St Louis wins 1st game, 4-0; R Gibson sets series records by striking out 17 batters and working 6th straight complete game in series competition
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CITY, U.S. TO RECOUP JOB PLAN LOSSES; Key Aides Handling Funds Are Bonded, Ginsberg Says City and U.S. Covered on Job Frauds
By Peter Kihss
Ginsberg says Fed Govt and NYC will recover through bonding agencies all funds that were misappropriated in NYC program during summer; holds losses might be under $1-million; Lindsay says adm of program will be revised to meet Labor Dept demands, lr to Labor Dept; Ginsberg office repts Fed Govt has provided NYC with $51,501,280 for program since Sept '66; chart on use of Fed funds
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FORTAS ABANDONS NOMINATION FIGHT; NAME WITHDRAWN; Justice, in Letter to Johnson, Says Senate Attacks Might Mar Court's New Term DILEMMA FOR PRESIDENT He May Try Another Man, Risking a Second Rebuff, or Yield to Successor FORTAS ABANDONS NOMINATION FIGHT
By Fred P. Grahamspecial To the New York Times
nomination terminated by Assoc Justice Fortas withdrawal of his nomination as Chief Justice, which would have created vacancy
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 2, 1968, covering October 3, 1968.
- 1
Waiting For The Sun
The Doors
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 2
Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits
The Rascals
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 3
Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 12
- 4
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 6
- 5
Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix
- Last week
- 7
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 59
Notable Births
1968Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager[†]
Paul Andrew Crichton is an English football coach and former footballer. He is the goalkeeper coach of National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride.
1968Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach[†]
Gregory Clinton Foster is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1968Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager[†]
Marko Rajamäki is a Swedish-born Finnish former footballer. He managed Turun Palloseura (TPS) between 2010 and 2014. Previously he managed the club's under-18 team and was also the assistant manager of the senior team in 2009. Rajamäki is himself a former Finnish international footballer.
1968Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower[†]
Donald-Aik Sild is a retired male javelin thrower from Estonia.
Historical Context for October 3, 1968
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]