March 2, 1968
Gas cost $0.34 a gallon in the spring of 1968, and the Dow Jones stood at 944 — a the U.S. government publicly rebuffed North Vietnam's proposal to hold peace talks in Warsaw, signaling that negotiations over the conflict in Southeast Asia remained at a standstill. On television, "The Andy Griffith Show" continued to draw some of the largest audiences in the country, while Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" held the number one spot on the pop charts for weeks running. The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship, and on March 30, future recording star Celine Dion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec, in what would later be recognized as the birth of one of the best-selling music artists in history.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 2, 1968
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 2, 1968
Thieu Is Rebuffed By Saigon'S House On Rule By Decree; Emergency Power For Year Denied To President By Legislators, 85 To 10 Setback Is A Surprise Reversal Of Action Possible -- Measures Are Taken To Bolster Armed Forces Thieu Rebuffed By Saigon House
U.S. Court Upholds The Right To Protest In Bus Station Here; U.S. Court Upholds Right To Protest In Bus Station
Nasser'S Pledge: Regain Every Inch; Vows Israel Will Be Ousted From Areas She Seized -- Eshkol Calls For Treaty Nasser'S Pledge: Rewin Every Inch
Nixon Scores Panel For 'Undue' Stress On White Racism; Nixon Scores Riot Panel For Stress On White Racism
Nonatomic States Get Big 3 Pledge Of Aid In Defense; ' Immediate Action' In U.N. Council Is Promised By U.S., Soviet And Britain Nonatomic States Get Big 3 Pledge
Criticism Of War Widens In Senate On Build-Up Issue; Fulbright Demands Johnson Consult Congress Before Raising Troop Strength Kennedy Scores Policy Debate Produces Signs Of Setting Off Revolt Over Any Further Escalation Criticism Of Vietnam War Widens In The Senate
World Events — March 1968
Time Person of the Year — 1968
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 2, 1968
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1967–68 Season
Emmy Winners — 1968
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 2, 1968
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 2, 1968
On the field
Sports Champions — March 2, 1968
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