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October 19, 1968

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Historical Context for October 19, 1968

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

Notable Births

1968Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer[†]

Rodney Scott Carrington is an American stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist and songwriter. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs. Most of his songs are performed in a neotraditional country style, with Carrington handling lead vocals and guitar. Carrington has also starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney and in the 2008 film Beer for My Horses.

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Headlines from October 19, 1968

Mrs. Kennedy and Onassis Arrive on His Island; Mrs. Kennedy and Onassis Land on Private Island to Plan for Their Wedding HE WON'T DISCLOSE DAY OF CEREMONY Millionaire Asserts Wedding Will Be Private -- Site May Be His Yacht

By Alvin Shusterspecial To the New York Times

Onassis greets Kennedy party, Andravida; he and Mrs Kennedy go to Skorpios Is to plan wedding; Abp Printezi says RC Ch will not recognize marriage in light of his divorce; Mrs Kennedy, Onassis and F D Roosevelt Jr illus some yrs ago aboard Onassis yacht; Skorpios Is illus

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BONDING CANCELED IN POVERTY STUDY; City Covering Fraud Risks After Private Companies Decline to Continue BONDING CANCELED IN POVERTY STUDY

By Richard Reeves

Procaccino repts private ins cos have canceled employe bonds in antipoverty program because of probe; says Controller's Office has advanced $2.4-million for Neighborhood Youth Corps and community action programs in case Fed funds are delayed; OEO accepts Lindsay pledge that city will reimburse US for any future fraud losses; Lower W Side Community Corp officials score 'disruption' of program; Youth Corps dir Smith urges probe not be used to discredit Negro and Puerto Rican participants; Deputy Admr McCall suggests probe may educate City Council about adult employment problems

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JORDAN CONTACT WITH ISRAEL SEEN; Informal Talks Reported to Have Been Initiated With Hussein's Emissaries JORDAN CONTACT WITH ISRAEL SEEN

By Eric Pacespecial To the New York Times

highly placed Cairo sources sympathetic to Nasser say direct talks between Israelis below Cabinet rank and Jordanian emissaries have begun in Israeli-controlled territory; say Jordan has informed some nations that talks so far have achieved no real progress; call talks presentations of Govts' views, not direct negotiations; say both sides are believed to have adhered to stands they took in separate talks with Jarring; indications seen that Jordanian emissaries are Palestinians prominent in west bank before war; some pro-Arab observers see talks indicating Arab eagerness for settlement; Eban and Amb Rabin to return to Israel amid repts of differences within Cabinet over peace terms; Eshkol postpones for 2 wks planned policy statement; some Cabinet members see no more hope for talks with Hussein; opposition Free Center party plans no-confidence motion because of Govt's 'apparent readiness to return most of the west bank to Jordan'

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HUMPHREY IS TOLD CONNECTICUT TIDE IS SHIFTING TO HIM; But He Encounters Heckling From Wallace Supporters at an Aerospace Plant HUMPHREY TOLD TIDE IS SHIFTING

By John W. Finney

Humphrey stumps Hartford, Stratford, Waterbury, Bridgeport, Conn; gets repts from Gov Dempsey, Sen Ribicoff, Bailey that tide in Conn is shifting to him; heckled by Wallace backers in appearance before aerospace workers, Stratford; antiwar hecklers outmaneuvered by advance men in Hartford; Ribicoff, who initially pursued ind course in his re-election bid, is now linking self with Humphrey ticket; Humphrey s at Madison Sq Garden rally, NYC, sponsored by IBEW and attended by 14,000; illus

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Apollo Orbit Raised In a Test of Engine; Apollo Orbit Raised to 282 Miles in Test of Engine

By John Noble Wilfordspecial To the New York Times

Apollo 7 orbit raised to 282-mi in 5th test of service module engine; craft's computerized guidance system automatically fired engine, then Schirra took over manual control to practice firing engine in case automatic controls fail; Lunney says engine appears to have passed its qualification for lunar journey; astronauts temporarily shut down 1 of 3 power cells because it was overheating; astronauts spot strange brown substance in injector used to put daily dose of chlorine into craft's drinking water; drs hold it is not toxic; ground communications blackout causes loss of few minutes of coded data from spacecraft; carrier Essex standing by to recover crew; NASA repts 2d stage of Saturn 1-B rocket plunged into atmosphere over Indian Ocean and burned up

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CAPITAL HOPEFUL ON BREAKTHROUGH IN HANOI'S REPLY; Response Is Still Awaited to Bombing Halt Proposal, Administration Says WAR'S COURSE A FACTOR American Aides Feel North May Be Swayed Now -Thieu Stirs Speculation U.S. STILL AWAITS HANOI'S RESPONSE

By Neil Sheehanspecial To the New York Times

Johnson Adm, cautious and uncertain, is hopeful that latest proposal may lead to breakthrough in talks; situation remains unchanged in spite of rept from Saigon quoting Nguyen Van Thieu as saying that N Vietnam accepts proposal; US officials say they have no information to support rept; Nguyen Van Thieu, in later rept, is quoted as having said there has been no breakthrough in negotiations; N Vietnamese sources in Paris take negative view of Amer proposal; assert any conditions to bombing halt would necessitate unfavorable answer; Le Duc Tho arrives in N Vietnam

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