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December 16, 1968

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Headlines from December 16, 1968

ARRESTS BY BRAZIL IN POLITICAL CRISIS PUT IN HUNDREDS; Army Censorship Is Imposed on Press, Radio and TV -Leading Figures Held NATION REPORTED CALM Deputy Whose Speech Led to Congressional Defiance Believed Out of Country ARRESTS IN BRAZIL PUT IN HUNDREDS

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hundreds reptdly jailed, state of siege continuing in crisis resulting from Cong challenge to Costa e Silva regime; censorship reptd imposed on dispatches of foreign newsmen; Kubitschek, Lacerda among those seized

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Eshkol Asserts Phantoms Are Due in '70 or Before; PHANTOMS BY '70, ESHKOL DECLARES

By James Feronspecial To the New York Times

Eshkol says Israel expects to get US Phantom jets in '70 or earlier, radio int; replies to Scranton comment that Israel may have to wait 3 yrs for jets; says he relies on Johnson pledge; comments seen possible effort to reassure Israeli pub in wake of Scranton remarks; other Israeli leaders have given same date on jets but mil censors suppressed ss; Eshkol rebukes Dayan for role in Cabinet debate over policy in occupied areas, holding no individual min has any policy; Dayan, in radio int from NY, says he recd no indication of any major US policy change during meeting with Nixon; notes fact that Nixon said nothing to worry him is not guarantee of Israel's security; declines comment on Eshkol statements, separate int; says nothing concrete has come from his meeting with Nixon, US TV int; says it was courtesy call, no peace plan was discussed

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 1968, covering December 16, 1968.

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    Album cover for Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company

    Cheap Thrills

    Big Brother And The Holding Company

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    16
  2. 2
    Album cover for Feliciano! by Jose Feliciano

    Feliciano!

    Jose Feliciano

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    Peak
    2
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    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Electric Ladyland

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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    Peak
    1
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    9
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    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

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    16
    Peak
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    5
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    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

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    Peak
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    11

Notable Births

1968Wendy Doolan, Australian golfer[†]

Wendy Doolan is a former Australian professional golfer who played mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.

Lalah Hathaway

1968Lalah Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer[†]

Lalah Hathaway is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Credited as the "First Daughter of Soul", she is the first-born daughter of musician and soul singer Donny Hathaway.

Greg Kovacs

1968Greg Kovacs, Canadian bodybuilder (died 2013)[†]

Gregory Mark Kovacs was a Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder. According to Canadian bodybuilding publication, Muscle Insider, Kovacs retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2005 to start his own business and coach competitive athletes.

Notable Deaths

Futabayama Sadaji

1968Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (born 1912)[†]

Futabayama Sadaji was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. Entering sumo in 1927, he was the sport's 35th yokozuna from 1937 until his retirement in 1945. He won twelve yūshō or top division championships and had a winning streak of 69 consecutive bouts, an all-time record. Despite his dominance he was extremely popular with the public. After his retirement he was head coach of Tokitsukaze stable and chairman of the Japan Sumo Association.

1968Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (born 1916)[†]

Muhammad Suheimat or Muhammad Pasha Suheimat was a Jordanian military general and a statesman. He was born in the city of Al Karak in 1916, the son of Sheikh Attallah Suheimat,a national leader, who was a member of the first Legislative Council of the Emirate of Transjordan and held several political positions in the Ottoman Empire and later Transjordan. After completing high school studies, Suheimat was commissioned into the Jordanian Armed Forces in 1941, and later graduated from The Police Staff College, Bramshill-Hampshire, England.

Historical Events

Second Vatican Council

1968Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.[†]

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council met each autumn from 1962 to 1965 in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for sessions of 8 and 12 weeks.

Historical Context for December 16, 1968

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