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Johnson says war is chief unfinished business he leaves to Nixon, news conf; says his chief desire is to have all the men he sent to Vietnam brought back
Text of statement on HRA fiscal problems
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The United States has recommended to the Soviet Union that a settlement on the Middle East be pursued on two levels, but it reacted coolly today to a French suggestion for a Big Four meeting on the problem.
PARIS, Jan. 17 -- France has proposed that the Big Four representatives at the United Nations Security Council meet to discuss the means of "establishing a just and lasting peace in the Middle East."
apptmt approved by Sen com after he makes concessions on his stock holdings in Continental Ill Bank to avoid possible conflict of interest
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 15, 1969, covering January 18, 1969.
The Beatles
Diana Ross & The Supremes With The Temptations
Diana Ross & The Supremes
Sergio Mendes
The Rolling Stones
1969Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor[†]
David Michael Bautista Jr. is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the most prolific professional wrestlers of his generation, he rose to fame for his multiple stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019.
1969Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer[†]
Jesse Lamont Martin is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role of Tom Collins on Broadway in the musical Rent and performed on television as NYPD Detective Ed Green on Law & Order, Captain Joe West on The Flash, and professor Alec Mercer on The Irrational.
1969Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer[†]
Jim O'Rourke is an American musician, instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative music projects, many of which are instrumental, and has been acclaimed for his music that spans varied genres, including avant-garde styles such as ambient, noise and minimalism, and styles of rock like indie rock and post-rock. He has been associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene, as well as with New York City when he relocated there in 2000 for his tenure as a member of American indie rock band Sonic Youth.
1969Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1887)[†]
Johannes "Hans" Freyer was a German sociologist and philosopher of the conservative revolutionary movement.
1969United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.[†]
United Air Lines Flight 266 was a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles International Airport, California, to General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, via Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado. On January 18, 1969, at approximately 18:21 PST, the Boeing 727 operating the flight crashed into Santa Monica Bay, Pacific Ocean, about 11.5 miles (18.5 km) west of Los Angeles International Airport, four minutes after takeoff, killing all 38 on board.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]