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October 5, 1968

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Headlines from October 5, 1968

CAMBODIA ADMITS SANCTUARY ROLE; U.S. Quotes Sihanouk Report of Reds' Occupying Areas Next to South Vietnam Sihanouk Said to Admit Red Inroads

By Bernard Gwertzmanspecial To the New York Times

US officials say that Cambodia concedes indirectly that N Vietnam and Vietcong have been using Cambodian territory for attacks against S Vietnam; say top Cambodian officials have charged publicly that Vietnamese Communist forces are occupying parts of 3 Cambodian provs; quote recent Prince Norodom Sihanouk s and rept by S Fernandez; Norodom Sihanouk said Cambodia was having trouble with Vietnamese Communists who were disregarding pledges to recognize integrity of country's frontiers; details in Fernandez rept noted; other Norodom Sihanouk statements discussed; map

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SHANKER REJECTS NEW PEACE PLAN; STRIKE VOTE DUE; Teachers Union Head Says City Board Must Enforce Ocean Hill Agreement 80 'ASSIGNED' BY M'COY District's Leader Tells Disputed Instructors to Take 3-Day Courses By LEONARD BUDER Shanker Rejects New Plan To Restore Peace in Schools

By Unknown Author

Shanker rejects Galamison plan; again warns of new strike unless Educ Bd enforces agreement which ended last teacher strike; cites disorders in Lower E Side school dist as evidence that extremists are being encouraged by Educ Bd's failure to act in Ocean Hill-Brownsville controversy; McCoy announces 80 of 83 disputed teachers will be assigned to take special 3-day coll course designed to develop sensitivity and understanding; Columbia U Teachers Coll says it was contacted by McCoy and that it is willing to conduct program providing UFT, Educ Bd and local dist request program

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 2, 1968, covering October 5, 1968.

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

    Waiting For The Sun

    The Doors

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Are You Experienced? by Jimi Hendrix

    Are You Experienced?

    Jimi Hendrix

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    59

Historical Events

1968A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.[†]

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was an organisation that campaigned for civil rights for Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Formed in Belfast on 9 April 1967, the civil rights campaign attempted to achieve reform by publicising, documenting, and lobbying for an end to discrimination against Catholics in areas such as elections, discrimination in employment, in public housing and abuses of the Special Powers Act.

Historical Context for October 5, 1968

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