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December 13, 1968
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Headlines from December 13, 1968
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Sybaris, Ancient City of Luxury, Believed Found in Southern Italy; Sybaris, Ancient City of Luxury, Believed Found in Italy by Archeologists
Penna U Museum dir Dr F G Rainey and supt of Calabrian antiquities G Foti rept discovery of site of Sybaris, Greek colony destroyed in 510 BC (W Sullivan rept); map; illus; O C Bullit discusses findings
CITY HIGH SCHOOLS TO GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE IN POLICY; Donovan Sets Up a Panel to Recommend the Guidelines for Involving Youths ADVISORY ROLE PLANNED McCoy Defies State Order Removing Him and Goes to His Office as Usual STUDENTS TO GET A VOICE IN POLICY
Donovan announces formation of 12-member com, including students, to recommend citywide guidelines for enlisting students in helping to make adm and policy-making decisions in schools; school officials deny link between formation of com and recent student demonstrations
New Drive Planned For Negro Self-Aid; A New Drive Is Slated to Promote Negro Self-Help
business leaders, Cong members and Negro leaders meet, Washington, to discuss pending bill that includes provision for system of incentives to encourage outside cos to set up plants in slum areas and later sell plants at profit to community development corps owned by area residents
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 1968, covering December 13, 1968.
- 1
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother And The Holding Company
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 16
- 2
Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 22
- 3
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 9
- 4
Wichita Lineman
Glen Campbell
- Last week
- 16
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 5
- 5
The Second
Steppenwolf
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 11
Historical Events
1968Brazilian President Artur da Costa e Silva issues AI-5 (Institutional Act No. 5), enabling government by decree and suspending habeas corpus.[†]
Artur da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Brazilian Army, and held the post of Minister of War in the military government of president Castelo Branco.
Historical Context for December 13, 1968
In 1968, the world population was approximately 3,545,187,251 people[†]