Portugal Pledges Freedom For Cable Link Via Lisbon
Date: 09 July 1968
Special to The New York Times
New submarine cable planned linking S Africa and GB via Portugal; Portugal pledges no interference with news transmission
Birthday, Date of Birth
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- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Monday, July 8, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Manhasset
- Age
- 57
- Star Sign
- ♋
The July 8, 1968 was a Monday under the star sign of ♋. It was the 189 day of the year. President of the United States was Lyndon B. Johnson.
If you were born on this day, you are 57 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 119 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in 245 days. You have lived for 20,938 days, or about 502,526 hours, or about 30,151,616 minutes, or about 1,809,096,960 seconds.
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8th of July 1968 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on July 8, 1968
TIMES SEEKS TO BAR REPRINTS OF PAGES
Date: 09 July 1968
NY Times sues, Fed Ct, charging Heritage Soc of Amer sells reproductions of Times front pages without Times permission; seeks ban and triple damages
BIG BOARD SOARS AS VOLUME RISES; 986 Stocks Set Price Gains While Only 423 Decline -- 188 at Year's Highs DOW RISES 9.09 POINTS 16.8 Million Shares Traded in 8th Busiest Session of Exchange History BIG BOARD SOARS AS VOLUME RISES
Date: 09 July 1968
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
Bar Association to Honor 5 Papers and 8 Others
Date: 08 July 1968
Amer Bar Assn awards to Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Louisville Courier, Phila Inquirer, NBC, ABC, 20th Century-Fox TV, Newsweek, Sat Eve Post, WMAL, WEEI, Newhouse Natl News Service
BROADCASTERS' HEAD DISPUTES HUMPHREY
Date: 09 July 1968
Natl Broadcasters Assn pres Wasilewski denies Humphrey charge TV spreads message of rioting and looting
ANTITRUST STUDY OF BANKING URGED; Patman Says Banks' Role Endangers U.S. Economy -- Directorates Cited Patman Criticizes Power of Banks Over Industry
Date: 09 July 1968
HR Banking subcom staff study holds that commercial banks are acquiring dangerous econ power over big sees of US indus; Repr Patman urges Atty Gen Clark look into possible antitrust questions raised; study contends that banks' influence is exerted largely through estimated $607-billion in assets which banks hold as trustees for pension funds, foundations, private trusts and other actual owners; holds influence especially strong in airlines and nonferrous metals industries; some banks challenge rept
NEWS OF REALTY: TOWNHOUSE SOLD; Georgian - Style Structure Is Bought From Dillon
Date: 08 July 1968
By THOMAS W. ENNIS
Thomas ENNIS
C Dillon sells his Georgian-style townhouse, 80th St, Lexington and Pk Avs, to G L Ohrstrom Jr for $560,000; townhouse was designated as landmark in Feb '67; illus
TRANSPORT NEWS: 5-SHIP CONVERSION; Swedish Johnson Line Plans Work to Fit Containers
Date: 09 July 1968
Eriksberg yd, Goteborg, to convert 5 Swedish Johnson Line cargo ships into containerships
NEWS OF REALTY: APARTMENTS SOLD; Group Acquires a 14-Story Building on 62d Street
Date: 09 July 1968
20 stores to be added to The Common center, Millburn, NJ