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1. 1968:A GREAT YEAR Includes 1968 SS Camaro Includes Billy Casper!! Richard Nixon as president!!
2. Top 10 Songs 1. Hey Jude - Beatles 2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye 3. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat 4. Honey Bobby - Goldsboro 5. People Got To Be Free - Rascals 6. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding 7. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert 8. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel 9. Love Child - Supremes 10. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & Playboy Band I think “ Hey Jude” by the Beatles is the best song of 1968.
3. Novel of the Year The bestselling novel in 1968 was Airport by Arthur Hailey. The story takes place at Lincoln International, a fictional Chicago airport based very loosely on O'Hare International Airport. The action mainly centers on Mel Bakersfeld, the Airport General Manager. His devotion to his job is tearing apart his family and his marriage to his wife Cindy, who resents his use of his job at the airport as a device to avoid going to various after-hour events she wants him to participate in, as she attempts to climb into the social circles of Chicago's elite. His problems in his marriage are further exacerbated by his romantically-charged friendship with a lovely divorcee, Trans America Airlines passenger relations manager Tanya Livingston. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air Force from the start of World War II during 1939 until 1947, when he went to live in Canada. Hailey's last novel, Detective (1997), is a mystery told from the perspective of a Miami homicide detective. This detective also happens to be a former Catholic priest who has lost his religion; the work deals with themes of religion and questions the Catholic Church. Hailey told the Walden Book Report that his aim in writing this book was to share his own thoughts about religion without "making it a lecture." He says that he lost his own faith while serving in Cyprus during World War II, and that since ex-priests have many occupations he might as well give his protagonist an exciting one. He died in his Bahamian home, at the age of 84.
4. Richard M. Nixon Richard M. Nixon was our president during 1968. Richard M. Nixon, the son of a grocer, was born on 9th January, 1913. His father owned a small lemon farm in Yorba Linda, California. A good student, Nixon graduated from Whittier College in 1934. After obtaining a degree at Duke University Law School, Nixon returned to Whittier where he joined the law firm of Kroop & Bewley. In 1937 he moved to Washington where he served in the Office of Price Administration. Richard M. Nixon was actually dealing with running against Barry Goldwater. Nixon faced broad and deep challenges at home and abroad during his presidency. The U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War in 1965-1968. The situation inherited by Richard Nixon was no less a "mess" than it was in November 1963 when Lyndon Johnson rose to the presidency.  In fact, it was much worse.  Over 500,000 troops were stationed in Vietnam; Americans killed in action averaged 1200 a month.  And domestic opinion about the war was divided (no consensus on a course of action in Vietnam), negative (a majority felt that the war was a mistake), and pessimistic(people saw little progress at the peace talks and believed the fighting would go on for at least 2 more years).  Added to the mix were the racial divisions in the country, the skepticism toward within the anti-war movement, and a long standing antipathy toward Nixon among Democratic loyalists.
5. Being a Teenager in 1968 Life in 1968 was a lot better to me. Everything wasn’t has crazy has it is today. Life was simpler then; there were no computers, cell phones, text messages, etc. They communicated the old fashioned way - by talking on the telephone and in person. School was also simpler; they stuck to the basics, but also had extra curricular activities (Beta Club, Science Club, school football, etc.). And, while there were drugs, they weren't as much of a problem as they are today. For recreation they went to movies, skating rinks, bowling, sports, dancing, music, and reading. They watched television in the evenings together, instead of everyone having their own TV in their bedroom and watching by themselves. And there wasn't as much violence in television, either. There weren't as many working moms, so there were more mothers at home when children got home from school. Takeout dinners were the exception, not the norm, and families ate dinner together. There was no rap music, and music didn't have the violence in it that much of today's rap and heavy metal music does. But the 1960's was when rock music became the rage, which many parents disapproved of. The crime rate was lower, so kids were allowed to stay out long after dark. It was not uncommon for kids to walk several blocks after dark to a friend's house because it was safer then. It was even necessary at times, because there were relatively few teens who had their own cars then. And there were fewer gangs, so that made it safer, too. Although there were gangs, drive-by shootings were not as common as they are now.It was a good time to grow up, and it's a shame today's teens can't have a taste of what life was like in those days
6. Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. was a professional golfer during 1968. His nickname is Buffalo Bill. Casper's "Buffalo Bill" nickname, and the buffalo logo that his golf company uses, derive from his diet of buffalo meat and organic vegetables that helped him drop a lot of weight early in his career. He was born on June 24, 1931 age (80) in San Diego, California. He went to the University of Notre Dame. He turned professional in 1954. He has had 68 professional wins. In 1968, Billy Casper became the first PGA Tour player to win more than $200,000 in a single season. • Member, World Golf Hall of Fame• PGA Tour Player of the Year, 1966 and 1970• Verdun Trophy (low scoring average) winner, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968• PGA Tour money leader, 1966 and 1968• Member of U.S. Ryder Cup team 8 times• Ryder Cup captain, 1979. Billy Casper and his wife have 11 children, six of them adopted. Billy Casper: "Oh, I used to make 'em once in a while."
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