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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 1969, covering January 1, 1969.
The Beatles
Glen Campbell
Steppenwolf
Sergio Mendes
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Big Brother And The Holding Company
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Judy Collins
Iron Butterfly
The Rascals
1969Morris Chestnut, American actor[†]
Morris Lamont Chestnut is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. He has appeared in feature films such as G.I. Jane, The Brothers, Like Mike, Ladder 49, The Game Plan, The Call, and Kick-Ass 2. He has also played Lance Sullivan in The Best Man, reprising the role in the sequel film The Best Man Holiday, and follow-up series The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
1969Verne Troyer, American actor (died 2018)[†]
Verne Jay Troyer was an American actor and occasional stunt coordinator and performer. He was best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. He had cartilage–hair hypoplasia and was 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) tall.
1969Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (born 1902)[†]
Barton MacLane was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC television comedy series I Dream of Jeannie, with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman.
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Penn Central completes takeover of NY,NH&H for $145.6-million; no immediate service improvements for 30,000 New Haven commuters seen; Penn Central vp W H Tucker, who will head New Haven operations, sees 'substantial rr restructuring,' including schedule changes; NYS and Conn plan rehabilitation of New Haven, contingent on obtaining $50-million Fed grant; map
Today is New Year's Day. Following is a list of services that are affected:
Repr Mills says HR Ways and Means Com may weigh extensive revision of tax, with eye toward lowering rates and simplifying law
Sec-designate Rogers picks E L Richardson, Mass Atty Gen, to be Under Sec; Richardson ltd foreign affairs experience noted; Rogers privately explains choice as springing mainly from desire to have as his chief deputy someone with whom he is personally close and compatible; reptdly has chosen Amb to Japan Johnson for No. 3 post, Under Sec for Pol Affairs; seen planning to change function of No. 4 post and will appt Deputy Under Sec for Econ Affairs; possible holdovers include Asst Sec for Cong Relations Macomber, Asst Sec for Near East and S Asian Affairs Hart, Asst Sec for Internatl Orgns Sisco, Asst Sec for African Affairs Palmer; candidates for other posts include R Calapino and Amb to Indonesia Green for Asst Sec for E Asian and Pacific Affairs, G C Smith for Asst Sec for Eur Affairs
Named Brit Empire Order Comdr
UN Security Council unanimously votes to condemn Israel's 'premeditated mil action' in attacking Beirut Internatl Airport and destroying 13 planes (Dec 29)
S Vietnamese Govt spokesman says enemy has violated its own New Yr's cease-fire at least 10 times; allies disregard cease-fire; some action noted
E M Kennedy appears to be within a few votes of staging upset victory over R B Long for Dem whip post; in conservative-liberal fight developing over post, Kennedy is seen having 25-27 firm votes with Long having 26, 3 less than 29-vote majority needed for re-election; Majority Leader Mansfield is seen favoring Kennedy but is publicly remaining aloof; Muskie also considered challenging Long but decided not to make race when he concluded he could count on only about 23 votes; Kennedy, Long advantages in seeking votes noted
Astronauts Col Borman, Capt Lovell and Lt Col Anders accept Mayor Lindsay inv to participate in NYC ticker-tape parade and Gov Rockefeller inv to attend NYS dinner in their hon on Jan 10; White House press sec Christian announces Pres Johnson will award Distinguished Service Medal to crew
Article on Pres Johnson's mood as he nears departure from office; it is called 1 where mellow reflection and acid resentment, self-pity and pride, satisfaction and frustration commingle and alternate; his attitude at Dec 27 press conf cited; resentment seen focusing on press and Eastern intellectual establishment; seen feeling he should be leaving Washington in aura of praise and triumph and blames press and intellectuals for his shadowed departure, thinking they have cheated him of his just reward; consoles self by reading tribulations of other Pres; illus at White House desk
Special Legis com probes Asst State Atty Gen Brennan's charges that organized crime has infiltrated every facet of life in NJ and that 6 legis members, 3 of whom he has identified, are 'too comfortable with organized crime'; Brennan identifies 3 others, closed hearing; Sen Beadleston, com chmn, calls charges against them baseless, sees no point in identifying them; doubts they should even be informed of Brennan charges; Sen Ridolfi, Assemblymen Selecky and D Friedland, identified by Brenanan in Dec, deny his charges; Beadleston sees nothing 'new or shocking' in charges; Mrs C Curran, legis aide, testifies that C R Fiore, Repub chmn of Assembly Com on Law, told her in '68 that G Catena, reputed top Mafia figure in NJ, was pressing him to kill plans to revive a legis anticrime watchdog agency, open hearing; Fiore denies ever talking to her; com atty S P McCord says another important witness will be called