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comment on S Vietnam's agreement to enter expanded talks; problems in talks discussed; Nguyen Van Thieu said to have won concessions from US by boycott; apptmt of Nguyen Cao Ky as head of S Vietnamese delegation noted; illus
Tito says danger of new cold war does exist following Czech invasion but says he does not believe it will heighten to same degree as in past, news conf, Jajce
Rise in teen-age shoplifting discussed; merchants, alarmed, act to curb it; soc agency officials speculate on reasons for rise; statistics on trend; illus of cover of pamphlet prepared by merchants assn to warn teen-agers against stealing
MIAMI, NOV. 30 -- C. S. Handleman's Faneuil Hall led from start to finish to win the first division of the Miss Florida Handicap today at Tropical Park. The second division was won by Mrs. Dorothy Devries' Stay Cut Front, who rallied from off the pace.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 1968, covering December 1, 1968.
Big Brother And The Holding Company
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jose Feliciano
Steppenwolf
The Rascals
1968Justin Chadwick, English actor and director[†]
Justin Chadwick is an English actor and television and film director. He directed episodes of EastEnders, Byker Grove, The Bill, Spooks and Red Cap before directing nine of the fifteen episodes of the mini-series Bleak House, which was broadcast by the BBC in the UK and by PBS in the United States as part of its Masterpiece Theatre series.
1968Sarah Fitzgerald, Australian squash player[†]
Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian former professional squash player who won five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Janet Morgan, Nicol David, Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest female players of all time.
1968Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer[†]
Anders Holmertz is a Swedish retired swimmer who was a leader in freestyle races in the 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, though often missing personal success. He also settled a record in the 400 m freestyle. He is the brother of another Swedish swimmer, Mikael Holmertz.
1968Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (born 1887)[†]
Nicolae Bretan was a Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor, and music critic.
1968Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1921)[†]
David Arugete, commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot.
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]