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M Frankel on Johnson-Nixon transition and smoothness of it; says Johnson has extended every courtesy and that Nixon has treated predecessor's programs and leading personalities with respect and cautious deference
B-52s raid
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 12 -- Top-ranking Western diplomats here are now satisfied in their view that unless and until the United States makes its weight felt in the Middle East there will be continuing danger of war.
container issue settled; Cole repts union com representing Maine-Va dockers unanimously accepts new clause in master contract that extends ILA jurisdiction over loading containers within 50-mi radius of any port; master clause text; contract yet to be drawn; other terms
US and N Vietnamese negotiators meet for 1st time in 10 days in futile effort to break impasse; US submits new proposals on design of table and order of speakers at talks; N Vietnam does not accept proposals; meeting called by US delegation; Vance and Ha Van Lau attend; Amer sources hold it is very unlikely another session will be arranged during Johnson Adm; N Vietnam asserts US did not submit new proposals, but merely reformulated its own and S Vietnam's 'absurd' views; US delegation stresses proposals were made with full agreement of S Vietnam; details on proposals
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 8, 1969, covering January 13, 1969.
The Beatles
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Sergio Mendes
Glen Campbell
The Rolling Stones
1969Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier[†]
Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier, a two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion.
1969Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist[†]
Stephen Gordon Hendry is a Scottish retired professional snooker player and a current commentator and pundit. One of the most successful players in snooker history, he turned professional in 1985, aged 16, and rose rapidly through the snooker world rankings, reaching number four in the world by the end of his third professional season. He won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990, aged 21 years and 106 days, making him the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds. He won seven world titles between 1990 and 1999, setting a new modern-era record that stood outright until Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022. He also won the Masters six times and the UK Championship five times for a career total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins, a total exceeded only by O'Sullivan's 23. His total of 36 ranking titles is second only to O'Sullivan's 41, while his nine seasons as world number one were the most by any player under the annual ranking system used until 2010.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]