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January 3, 1969

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Headlines from January 3, 1969

RACKETEER'S BODY CONTAINS ARSENIC; Notes From Saperstein Led to Jersey Exhumation RACKETEER'S BODY CONTAINS ARSENIC

By Special to The New York Times

State Med Examiner repts discovery of enough arsenic 'to kill a mule' in exhumed body of L Saperstein, Newark rackets figure, who died in Nov '68 presumably from acute gastroenteritis; exhumation stemmed from notes Saperstein left to members of his family directing them to notify police in the event of his sudden death; his previous criminal involvement and '56 attempt on his life revd

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U.S. SAID TO DELAY REPLY TO SOVIET ON MIDEAST PLAN; Drafting of Peace Proposal Put Off by Closeness of New Administration DR. JARRING SUPPORTED Eugene Rostow Meets With Russian -- Border Firing Reported by Lebanon U.S. Said to Delay Reply to Soviet's Mideast Plan

By Hedrick Smithspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- The United States was reported to have welcomed Soviet interest in a Middle East settlement today but to have delayed any direct reply to a Soviet proposal that the two powers draft settlement terms for Israel and the Arab states.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 1969, covering January 3, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Second by Steppenwolf

    The Second

    Steppenwolf

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes

    Fool On The Hill

    Sergio Mendes

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations by Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations

    Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Last week
    13
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

James Carter (musician)

1969James Carter, American musician[†]

James Carter is an American jazz musician widely recognized for his technical virtuosity on saxophones and a variety of woodwinds. He is the cousin of noted jazz violinist Regina Carter.

Jarmo Lehtinen

1969Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish racing driver[†]

Jarmo Lehtinen is a rally co-driver from Finland. He was the co-driver to former World Rally Championship driver Mikko Hirvonen and have scored 15 WRC wins competing under Ford World Rally Team and Citroën Total. As of 2019, he is current co-driver for M-Sport driver Teemu Suninen.

Michael Schumacher

1969Michael Schumacher, German racing driver[†]

Michael Schumacher is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012. Schumacher won a record-setting seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, tied by Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and—at the time of his retirement—held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68), and podium finishes (155), while he maintains the record for most fastest laps (77), among others.

1969Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder[†]

Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.

Historical Context for January 3, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]