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November 21, 1968

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Headlines from November 21, 1968

50 UNION TEACHERS GO BACK, AVERTING CRISIS IN BROOKLYN; 3 Principals in Ocean Hill Accept Suspension and Walk Out of Schools SIT-IN PROTEST ENDS Peace Follows a Threat by State Trustee to Close the 3 Institutions 50 Union Teachers Return to Ocean Hill, Averting a Crisis

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50 union teachers return to Ocean Hill-Brownsville classrooms without incident; 25 others set to return; 3 suspended principals leave schools after Johnson threatens to close schools; illus; Educ Bd lawyers ask Appeals Ct to overturn lower ct ruling against apptmt of 3; JHS 271 student D Stewart charges F Nauman, UFT chap chmn, injured his finger during altercation; Nauman charges youth attacked him; Educ Bd agrees to retain, at least till Dec 1, 23 teachers hired during strike by Two Bridges School Dist, Lower E Side

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DRAFT RATIO IS UP FOR COLLEGE MEN; Graduates Account for 16% of July-October Calls Draft Ratio Rises Sharply for College Graduates

By David E. Rosenbaumspecial To the New York Times

Defense Dept manpower experts rept percentage of coll graduates among new draftees has risen to 16% since July when grad students became eligible for induction; pre-July figure was under 5%; percentage seen increasing further as calls rise to meet larger quotas expected for remainder of fiscal '69

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Paris Is Said to Bar Drop in Franc Rate Unless Others Shift; Paris Said to Bar Unilateral Franc Cut

By John L. Hessspecial To the New York Times

France reptdly stands firm against unilateral devaluation of franc; maintains devaluation would have to be part of worldwide revision of exch rates; French press and TV commentators hold to Govt view that internatl monetary system created at Bretton Woods, NH, in '44 is 'sick' and headed for disaster: argue that system has allowed GB and US to run huge payments deficits, flooding system with paper instead of gold, and that system must be reformed on basis of impartial gold standard; reaction to crisis, Paris, seen generally calm if resigned; scene outside Bourse illus

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 20, 1968, covering November 21, 1968.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Electric Ladyland

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    19
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits by The Rascals

    Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

    The Rascals

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20

Notable Births

Jan Bertels

1968Jan Bertels, Belgian politician[†]

Jan Bertels is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented Antwerp since June 2024. He had previously been a member of the Chamber of Representatives from June 2019 to November 2020. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from June 2014 to May 2019.

Andy Caddick

1968Andy Caddick, New Zealand-English cricketer[†]

Andrew Richard Caddick is a former cricketer who played for England as a fast bowler in Tests and ODIs. At 6 ft 5in, Caddick was a successful bowler for England for a decade, taking 13 five-wicket hauls in Test matches. He spent his entire English domestic first-class cricket career at Somerset County Cricket Club, and then played one Minor Counties match for Wiltshire in 2009.

Alex James (musician)

1968Alex James, English singer-songwriter, bass player[†]

Steven Alexander James is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Blur. He has also played with the bands Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant.

Antonio Tarver

1968Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor[†]

Antonio Deon Tarver is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, IBF and Ring magazine titles, as well as the IBO light heavyweight and cruiserweight titles.

Historical Context for November 21, 1968

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