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Provine High School Class of 1968 - 1968 in Review


Major Events
Jan 23 - US Navy vessel Pueblo is attacked and captured by the North Koreans. Eighty two crewmen are held captive for 11 months.

Apr  4 - A gunman assassinates Martin Luther King Jr at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.

Apr 11 - Defense Secretary Clark Clifford announces a new American troop ceiling in Vietnam of 549,000.

Jun 5 - Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan at the  Ambassador Hotel in San Francisco at a campaign rally.

Nov 5 - Richard Nixon is elected President, defeating Hubert Humphrey.
Sports

Super Bowl - Green Bay Packers vs Oakland Raiders - 33-14

NBA - Boston Celtics vs LA Lakers Series: 4-2

World Series - Detroit Tigers vs St Louis Cardinals: Series: 4-3

US Open - Lee Trevino - Score: 275 Oak Hill CC Rochester, NY
Top Songs 1968

1. 'Judy in Disguise' ...John Fred & His Playboy Band
2. 'Green Tambourine' ... Lemon Pipers
3. 'Love is Blue' ...  Paul Mauriat
4. 'The Dock of the Bay' ... Otis Redding
5. 'Honey' ... Bobby Goldsboro
6. 'Tighten Up' ... Archie Bell and the Drells
7. 'Mrs. Robinson' ... Simon and Garfunkel
8. 'This Guy's in Love with You' ... Herb Alpert
9. 'Grazing in the Grass' ... Hugh Masekela
10. 'Hello, I Love You' ... The Doors
Most Popular Television Shows 1968

1. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS)
3. Bonanza (NBC)
4. Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS)
5. Family Affairs (CBS)
6. Gunsmoke (CBS)
7. Julia (NBC)
8. The Dean Martin Show (NBC)
9. Here's Lucy (CBS)
10. The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS)
Top Movies 1968

1. The Graduate
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
3. Gone With the Wind (reissue)
4. Valley of the Dolls
5. The Odd Couple
6. Planet of the Apes
7. Rosemary's Baby
8. The Jungle Book
9. Yours, Mine and Ours
10. The Green Berets


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