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Nixon to work out coordinated policy with Johnson for transition period; possible Nixon role in current policy discussed
Johnson aide W W Rostow, discounting Saigon boycott and enemy attacks on S Vietnamese cities, conveys sense of serenity in Adm about future peace efforts, TV int; breaks 9-day silence among top officials; says 'prospects are good' that there will be S Vietnamese delegation in Paris; states in far softer terms than previous Adm accounts mil response to bombing halt US expects from N Vietnam; Nguyen Van Thieu and Bunker meet; Pham Dang Lam returns to Paris and reaffirms S Vietnamese insistence that N Vietnam accept its proposal for having just 2 sides in future talks; says S Vietnam wants status of all delegations clearly spelled out before it enters talks; indicates his return is not sign S Vietnam is on verge of joining talks; expects to meet with Harriman
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Washington sources say possible meeting between Johnson and USSR leaders would enable Johnson to leave internatl stage as 'peacemaker', especially in view of improved outlook for scaling down war
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Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 6, 1968, covering November 11, 1968.
Big Brother And The Holding Company
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jose Feliciano
The Rascals
The Chambers Brothers
1968Diego Fuser, Italian footballer and manager[†]
Diego Fuser is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, mainly on the right wing, although he was also capable of playing in the centre. Fuser was a quick, hard-working, and energetic player, with good technique, and crossing ability, who excelled at making offensive runs down the right flank and assisting strikers with accurate crosses. A tenacious, and physically strong winger, he also possessed notable stamina, a powerful shot from distance, and was accurate from set-pieces.
1968Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer (born 1921)[†]
Jeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux was a French organist, pianist, composer, and teacher. She was the chief organist at Saint-Esprit for 29 years and at La Madeleine in Paris starting in 1962. She performed internationally as a concert organist and was the first female organist to sign a record contract. She went on to record many organ works, including her own compositions.
1968Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.[†]
Operation Commando Hunt was a covert U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign that took place during the Vietnam War. The operation began on 15 November 1968 and ended on 29 March 1972. The objective of the campaign was to prevent the transit of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) personnel and supplies on the logistical corridor known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail that ran from southwestern North Vietnam through the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos and into South Vietnam.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]